# NTSB CHI66A0029: Air & Space 18A, N6121, Vandalia, IL, September 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1965
- Place: Vandalia, IL · VANDALIA, IL
- Location: 38.9746° N, 89.1107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9746&lon=-89.1107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0619  65/9/24    VANDALIA ILL        AIR & SPACE 18A     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 0950                    N6121               PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDALIA MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6121 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR & SPACE 18A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vandalia Mun.

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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