# NTSB SEA66A0036: Air & Space 18A, N6101S, Oakland, OR, December 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1965
- Place: Oakland, OR · OAKLAND, OR
- Location: 43.4230° N, 123.2972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4230&lon=-123.2972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0966   65/12/8 NR.OAKLAND OREG       AIR & SPACE 18A     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N6101S              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 51, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- AIRSTRIP IN MOUNTAINS HAD 6 PER CENT UPGRADE. EVALUATION FLIGHT FOR US FOREST SERVICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6101S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6101S-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 18-7, built 1965 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6101S (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX89LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA320), Sep 22, 1989: Air & Space 18A (N6101S), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE GYROPLANE WENT INTO GROUND RESONANCE.

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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