# Accident 19830827044499A: Airspc 18AAIRSPC, Murray, KY, August 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Murray, KY
- Airport: Brandon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6097° N, 88.3109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6097&lon=-88.3109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6155S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6155S-2006-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air & Space America 18A (registry code 0440104, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRSPC 18AAIRSPC
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,306 total, 390 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827044499A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT ON A CLIMBING TURNOUT. SETTLED INTO TREES. AMBIENT CONDITIONS SUCH AS 100 DEGREES A FACTOR

## 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 ATL83LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA342), Aug 27, 1983: Air & Space 18-A (N6155S), Murray, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6155S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030519010809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030519010809A), May 19, 2003: Airspc 18AAIRSPC (N6155S), South Shore, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On may 18, 2003, student pilot Dr. John t. barr departed marion Kansas with his gyro plane. He arrived at sioux falls, SD (fsd) at approximately 1145 pm.…
- [Incident 19960507017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960507017569I), May 7, 1996: Airspc 18AIRSPC (N6155S), Paducah, KY, Minor damage. *On 05-07-96, an air & space, model gyroplane 18-A, N6155S, being operated by Mr. John potter at Farrington airpark, Paducah, KY tipped over on take off. *the…

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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