# NTSB MKC69A0027: Air-Space 18A, N6105S, Marion, IA, October 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1968
- Place: Marion, IA · MARION, IA
- Location: 42.0446° N, 91.5862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0446&lon=-91.5862&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6105S-1970-08-04), registration cancelled 1970-08-04, S/N 18-52 (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: Linn-Aire

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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