# NTSB FTW75DPG44: Bal-Aire BA, N4951E, Carlisle, AR, March 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1975
- Place: Carlisle, AR · CARLISLE, AR
- Location: 34.7954° N, 91.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlisle, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7954&lon=-91.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0558  75/3/26    CARLISLE,AR         BAL-AIRE BA         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 365
        TIME - 1650                    N4951E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLISLE,AR                 CLINTON,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ROTOR OF L MAG OUT OF TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4951E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4951E-2016-01-05), registration cancelled 2016-01-05, S/N 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAL-AIRE BA
- Registry model: [Bal-Aire BA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bal-aire-ba) (registry code 05601B5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750326006249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750326006249A), Mar 26, 1975: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Carlisle, AR, Substantial damage. Rotor of l mag out of time.

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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