# Accident 19760216002349A: Airspc 18AAIRSPC, Baton Rouge, LA, February 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1976
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6154S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRSPC 18AAIRSPC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760216002349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

M/R BLADE DRAG STRUT LINK FAILED. M/R BLADES & HEAD SEPARATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW76DRD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD30), Feb 16, 1976: Air & Space 18A (N6154S), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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