Air & Space 18A N6154S
16 February 1976 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 February 1976 at about 13:50 local time, a Air & Space 18A registered N6154S, operated by Clinton Rotor, was involved in an accident during static near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ryan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air & Space 18A
- Registration
- N6154S
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clinton Rotor
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Jackson, la
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0171
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
M/R BLADE DRAG STRUT LINK FAILED. M/R BLADES & HEAD SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1976 | Air & Space 18A. | Oxford, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jan 1976 | Air & Space 18A | Collinsville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1974 | Air & Space 18A | Boise City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Air & Space 18A | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1971 | Air & Space 18A | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1982 | Air & Space 18A | Orlando, Florida, United States | Rodney D. Johnson | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |