# NTSB CHI66A0027: Air Space 18A, N6114S, Hobart, IN, September 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1965
- Place: Hobart, IN · HOBART, IN
- Location: 41.5135° N, 87.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5135&lon=-87.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1069  65/9/15    HOBART,IND.         AIR SPACE 18A       CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 380
        TIME - 1230                    N6114S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBART SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- PILOT SUCCUMBED TO INJURIES 9/24/65. LATERAL CONTROL DEFICIENCY.1ST SOLO FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6114S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6114S-1971-07-15), registration cancelled 1971-07-15, S/N 18-20 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR SPACE 18A
- Registry model: [Air & Space America 18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a) (registry code 0440104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobart Sky Ranch

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.

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