# Accident 19940116000499A: Airspc 18AAIRSPC, Atlanta, GA, January 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1994, 11:35 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6092° N, 84.4894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6092&lon=-84.4894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6118S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6118S-2018-06-26) (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 O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940116000499A

## Narrative

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

POWER LINE PATROL. BEGAN UNCONTROLLED RIGHT DESCENDING TURN. FLARED 8FT AGL. FELL TO GROUND. CLUTCH HAD ENGAGED.

## 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 ATL94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA039), Jan 16, 1994: Air & Space 18A (N6118S), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N6118S (1)

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

- [Incident 19910602018719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602018719I), Jun 2, 1991: Airspc 18AAIRSPC (N6118S), Statesboro, GA, Minor damage. Partial power loss in flight. Landed in soft field. Nose gear collapsed. Spark plug lead on cylinder loose.

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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