# NTSB MIA67A0052: Air-Space 18A, N6149S, Birmingham, AL, October 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1966
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0932  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6149S-1970-12-30), registration cancelled 1970-12-30, S/N 18-60 (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: Substantial damage

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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