Accident Thorpe T18 N7JA,
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Date:Sunday 27 July 1986
Time:09:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic T18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Thorpe T18
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N7JA
MSN: 630
Total airframe hrs:538 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-290-G
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Mckinney, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Mckinney, TX (TX05)
Destination airport:Mckinney, TX (KTKI)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH STEEL POSTS EMBEDDED IN THE RWY. THE PLT HAD QUESTIONED A CESSNA PLT WHO MADE A GO-AROUND IN FRONT OF HIM ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE RWY AND WAD ADVISED IT WAS CLOSED. THE PLT SAW THE FLAG & AN 'X' BUT LANDED OVER THEM AND COLLIDED WITH THE POSTS.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW86FPA25
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB FTW86FPA25

Location

Revision history:

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