Thorp T-18 N218HW
20 April 1987 · Bowling Green, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1987 at about 14:15 local time, a Thorp T-18 registered N218HW was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowling Green, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowling Green (H19)
- Coordinates
- 39.3297, -91.1900
- Aircraft
- Thorp T-18
- Registration
- N218HW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Siloam Springs → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC87LA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PIC RPTDLY ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THE PIC LOST CONTROL AS ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE GROUND ABRUPTLY AND HIS HEAD HIT THE SIDE OF THE CANOPY. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY INTO TALL GRASS AND SOFT TERRAIN. THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE ACFT BACK ONTO THE RWY AND EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED INTO A DITCH WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY THE TALL GRASS AND FLIPPED INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Thorp T-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1987 | Thorp T-18 | Riverside, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1988 | Thorp T-18 | Advance, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Thorp T-18 | Richland, Washington, United States | Donald A. McCune | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 1986 | Thorp T-18 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Mar 1983 | Thorp T-18 | Simi, California, United States | Eric J. Shaw & Associates | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1983 | Thorp T-18 | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182J | Archie, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1987 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Houston, Missouri, United States | Paramount Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 140 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | George Abner Benson | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1987 | Fairchild SA-227 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Resort Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 152 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |