# Accident 19870519014179A: Airspc 18AAIRSPC, Paducah, KY, May 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Farrington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0692° N, 88.6307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0692&lon=-88.6307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6154S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRSPC 18AAIRSPC
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DLQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519014179A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE GYROPLANE AFTER TAKEOFF.  RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM WAS FOUND CONNECTED BACKWARDS.

## 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 ATL87DLQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ03), May 19, 1987: Air & Space 18A (N6154S), 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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