# NTSB MIA67A0014: Air Space 18A, N6157S, Arden, NC, July 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1966
- Place: Arden, NC · ARDEN, NC
- Location: 35.4662° N, 82.5165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arden, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4662&lon=-82.5165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0657  66/7/24    ARDEN NC            AIR SPACE 18A       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 791
        TIME - 1330                    N6157S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- EXAMINATION DISCLOSED POOR GLUE BONDING IN ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6157S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6157S-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 18-68 (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: Gyroplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Asheville Muni

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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