NTSB FTW86FPA25 — 1986-07-27 · MCKINNEY, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N7JA

Make / Model: AUSTIN THORP T-18
Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 hp)
Seats / Engines: 3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790327
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A950A5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7JA THORPE T18 None

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86FPA25.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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