- Date
- October 20, 1968
- Place
- Marion, IA · MARION, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N6105SAir-Space 18A
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107698
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4434 68/10/20 MARION,IOWA AIR-SPACE 18A CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 40 TOTAL TIME - 1550 N6105S PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINN-AIRE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STEEP TURN TO FINAL APPCH.ACFT ROLLED TO INVERTED POSITION DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF RUDDER CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6105S
- Reported as
- Air-Space 18A
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Linn-Aire
N6105SRegistration cancelled Aug 4, 1970 · Air & Space America 18AAirframe modelAir & Space America 18A
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