MIA67A0052

NTSB accident investigation · Air-Space 18A · Birmingham, AL · October 22, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1966
Place
Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6149SAir-Space 18A
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121569

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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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2-0932  66/10/22   BIRMINGHAM ALA      AIR-SPACE 18A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4060
        TIME - 0930                    N6149S              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH

Aircraft

Registration
N6149S
Reported as
Air-Space 18A
Category
Gyroplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.