# Accident 19730417009309A: Schzow MODELB, Meriden, CT, April 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1973
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden-Markham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (MMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8851 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHZOW MODELB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417009309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRG T/O FROM HOVER,PLT LET NOSE DROP,ATMTD RCVR WITH PWR AND INCREASED PITCH.ALT TOO LOW.WHEEL EQP

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC73FNE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE29), Apr 17, 1973: Scorpion II (N8851), Meriden, CT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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