- Date
- November 3, 1971
- Place
- Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6159SAir & Space 18A
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164018
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4450 71/11/3 BEDFORD,MASS AIR & SPACE 18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 108 TIME - 0950 N6159S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANSCOM FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STOW,MASS BEDFORD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- BRKS NOT APPLIED,ACFT VEERED L,PLT ATMTD LIFT OFF,ROTOR RPM INSUF FOR FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6159S
- Reported as
- Air & Space 18A
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hanscom Fld
N6159SRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2013 · Air & Space America 18AAirframe modelAir & Space America 18AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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