# NTSB CHI66A0032: Air Space 18A, N6138S, Muncie, IN, October 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1965
- Place: Muncie, IN · MUNCIE, IN
- Location: 40.1988° N, 85.3951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muncie, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1988&lon=-85.3951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1073   65/10/7   MUNCIE IND          AIR SPACE 18A       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1120                    N6138S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 53, 1200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR SPACE CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        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
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- LATERAL CONTROL DEFICIENCY. 30 MINUTES TOTAL SOLO IN TYPE WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6138S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6138S-1965-11-17), registration cancelled 1965-11-17, S/N 18-46 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Air Space Co.

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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