- Date
- February 16, 1976
- Place
- Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6154SAir & Space 18A
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760216002349A
- Case key
- 152312
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0171 76/2/16 BATON ROUGE,LA AIR & SPACE 18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 300 TIME - 1350 N6154S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BATON ROUGE,LA JACKSON,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE REMARKS- M/R BLADE DRAG STRUT LINK FAILED. M/R BLADES & HEAD SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6154S
- Reported as
- Air & Space 18A
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ryan
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.