# Accident 19910516016249A: Airspc 18AAIRSPC, Long Beach, CA, May 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8208° N, 118.1097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8208&lon=-118.1097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6126S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6126S) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516016249A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON TAKEOFF. SHOCK HITTING RUNWAY LED TO GROUND RESONANCE AND SEPARATION OF MAIN ROTORS.

## 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 LAX91LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA217), May 17, 1991: Farrington 18A (N6126S), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: GROUND RESONANCE REMEDIAL ACTION NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N6126S (1)

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

- [Accident 19930427027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930427027749A), Apr 27, 1993: Airspc 18AAIRSPC (N6126S), Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Student lost control on a practice nose high liftoff abort. Veered off runway. CFI took over too late. Roll over.

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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