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NTSB accident investigation · Air-Space 18A · Hoquiam, WA · November 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1966
Place
Hoquiam, WA · HOQUIAM, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6130SAir-Space 18A
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120024

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0979  66/11/21   HOQUIAM WASH        AIR-SPACE 18A       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N6130S              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 49, 1005 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            118 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWERMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK FENCE NEXT TO LANDING PAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6130S
Reported as
Air-Space 18A
Category
Gyroplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowerman

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.