Piston helicopter

N6126S

1965 Air & Space America 18A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1965
Serial
18-32
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kilgore, TX
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Registration record

N6126S on the FAA register

Type
1965 Air & Space America 18A
Serial
18-32
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kilgore, TX
Certificate issued
2026-01-20
Airworthiness date
1965-09-01
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7F967
Mode S (octal)
51774547
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N6126S.
  • 1993-04-27
    Accident at Paducah, KY; damage: substantial.
  • 1965-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N6126S

N6126S is a 1965 Air & Space America 18A, serial number 18-32. It is registered to an individual in Kilgore, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 1, 1965.

N6126S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-04-27 Accident · Paducah, KY Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC93LA096
Reported aircraft: Air & Space 18-A
Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY, AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN DURING A ROLL OVER.
1991-05-17 Accident · Long Beach, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX91LA217
Reported aircraft: Farrington 18A — a different aircraft that carried the N6126S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: GROUND RESONANCE REMEDIAL ACTION NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.