# Accident 19900312003879A: Airspc 18AAIRSPC, Brandon, FL, March 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Brandon, FL
- Airport: Lewis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9204° N, 82.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9204&lon=-82.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6158S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6158S-2018-09-13) (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 18AAIRSPC
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 198 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900312003879A

## Narrative

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

MADE JUMP TAKEOFF AT LOW SPEED, BANKED TO CLEAR WIRES, LOST ALTITUDE AND CRASHED.

## 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 MIA90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA087), Mar 12, 1990: Air & Space 18-A (N6158S), Brandon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: WIRE(S) NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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