Air Space 18A N6138S
7 October 1965 · Muncie Ind, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 October 1965 at about 11:20 local time, a Air Space 18A registered N6138S, operated by Air Space Manu, was involved in an accident during in flight near Muncie Ind, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Muncie Ind, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Air Space Co.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Air Space 18A
- Registration
- N6138S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Space Manu
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1073
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LATERAL CONTROL DEFICIENCY. 30 MINUTES TOTAL SOLO IN TYPE WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Space 18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1965 | Air Space 18A | Anoka Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Sep 1965 | Air Space 18A | Hobart, Indiana, United States | Hobart Aircraf | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1965 | Air & Space 18A | Vandalia Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1965 | Air & Space 18A | Rocky Mt.va., Virginia, United States | C&B Aero Corp. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1965 | Air & Space 18A | Pocasset Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Air Trans, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1965 | Air & Space 18A | Oakland Oreg, Oregon, United States | George H.felt | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |