Incident Thorp T-18 N252F,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188432
 
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Date:Wednesday 29 June 2016
Time:09:22
Type:Silhouette image of generic T18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Thorp T-18
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N252F
MSN: 242
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Williamson County, NE Spring Hill, TN -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Warren County, TN
Destination airport:Arkansas
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft, an experimental Fleming built Thorp T-18, force landed to open field terrain in Williamson County, northeast Spring Hill, Tennessee. The airplane sustained apparent substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170209051500/http://fox17.com/news/local/experimental-plane-crash-reported-in-spring-hill
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/local-news/small-plane-crash-reported-in-williamson-county_
http://www.columbiadailyherald.com/news/local-news/plane-forced-land-field
http://www.wsmv.com/story/32335873/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-spring-hill
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:29-JUN-16,SPRING%20HILL,N252F]
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=252F

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorp_T-18

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jun-2016 16:34 Geno Added
29-Jun-2016 16:36 Geno Updated [Source]
30-Jun-2016 16:03 Geno Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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