# Accident 19870405079179A: Airspc 18AIRSPC, Paducah, KY, April 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Farrington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0699° N, 88.6297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0699&lon=-88.6297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6141S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6141S-2016-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air & Space America 18A (registry code 0440104, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRSPC 18AIRSPC
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,035 total, 27 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405079179A

## Narrative

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

MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF. GROUND RESONANCE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ROTOR STRUCK GROUND. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ATL87LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA105), Apr 5, 1987: Air & Space 18A (N6141S), Paducah, KY, 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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