MIA66A0110

NTSB accident investigation · Air Space 18A · Santa Isabel, PR · March 20, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 20, 1966
Place
Santa Isabel, PR · SANTA ISABEL, PR
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6112SAir Space 18A
Status
Completed · report October 11, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174187

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0309  66/3/20    SANTA ISABEL PR     AIR SPACE 18A       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 3552
        TIME - 1305                    N6112S              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- AERIAL APPLICATION DEMONSTRATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N6112S
Reported as
Air Space 18A
Category
Gyroplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.