Air & Space 18A N6159S
3 November 1971 · Bedford, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 November 1971 at about 09:50 local time, a Air & Space 18A registered N6159S was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hanscom Fld
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air & Space 18A
- Registration
- N6159S
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Stow, Mass → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4450
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BRKS NOT APPLIED, ACFT VEERED L, PLT ATMTD LIFT OFF, ROTOR RPM INSUF FOR FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1974 | Air & Space 18A | Boise City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1968 | Air-Space 18A | Marion, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1967 | Air-Space 18A | Clarissa, Minnesota, United States | Blake Rotorcra | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1966 | Air Space 18A | Santa Isabel Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Francisco Rent | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1966 | Air Space 18A | Arden Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Oct 1966 | Air-Space 18A | Birmingham Ala, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |