# NTSB Accident LAX02FA008
> **Brock Thorp T-18** · 2001-10-19 · El Mirage, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA008
- **Event ID:** 20011030X02171
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-19
- **Location:** El Mirage, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.663612, -117.637222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Brock
- **Model:** Thorp T-18
- **Registration:** N42KB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the corrosion and fatigue failure of the tail wheel fork.

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