Air & Space 18-A N6155S
27 August 1983 · Murray, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 August 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Air & Space 18-A registered N6155S was involved in an accident near Murray, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Murray, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brandon (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 36.6097, -88.3109
- Aircraft
- Air & Space 18-A
- Registration
- N6155S
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA342
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
APRX 400 FT AGL, WHILE EXECUTING A JUMP TAKEOFF AND A RIGHT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. IT THEN STRUCK TREES AND THEN THE GROUND. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 100 DEGREES F. THE PILOT STATED THAT MORE ATTENTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID TO AMBIENT CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air & Space 18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1982 | Air & Space 18A | Orlando, Florida, United States | Rodney D. Johnson | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Air & Space 18A | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Air & Space 18A | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | IRA D.farrington | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Air & Space 18A | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1988 | Air & Space 18A | Palo Alto, California, United States | Rienhard, Joesph | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1989 | Air & Space 18A | Palo Alto, California, United States | Pegasus Rotorcraft | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1983 | Cessna T210L | Horse Cave, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1983 | Hughes 369HS | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Florence, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1983 | Brown SONERA II L | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1983 | Bellanca 17-30 | Prestonburg, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Cessna 414 | Irvine, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |