# NTSB Accident ATL92LA011
> **WINCHESTER THORP T-18** · 1991-10-19 · WALTERBORO, SC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL92LA011
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18244
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-10-19
- **Location:** WALTERBORO, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.900989, -80.670333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WINCHESTER
- **Model:** THORP T-18
- **Registration:** N27DW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE WHEEL BRAKES, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLYING EXPERIENCE AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

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