# NTSB CHI68A0029: Air/Space 18A, N6152S, Zanesville, OH, September 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1967
- Place: Zanesville, OH · ZANESVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.9570° N, 82.0120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zanesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9570&lon=-82.0120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0029

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0871  67/9/21    ZANESVILLE,OHIO     AIR/SPACE 18A       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N6152S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           64                                                      260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SUDDEN SHIFT TO TAILWIND INCREASED GRND ROLL.LACK OF AIRSPEED DECAYED ROTOR RPM/LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6152S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR/SPACE 18A
- Category: Gyroplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside

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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