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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrrw SCORPION* · Oroville, CA · July 24, 1990

Date: July 24, 1990 · 20:10 local
Place: Oroville, CA
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4639E
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX90DVG17
Reported as: Amtrrw SCORPION*
Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY133
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total6 in this make and model

N4639ERegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Cloutier/Cloutier SCORPION 133S/N 1983 · Built 1984 Airframe modelCloutier/Cloutier SCORPION 133 Engine modelRotorway RW-133 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed during hovering test flight of the homebuilt helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED DURING HOVERING TEST FLIGHT OF THE HOMEBUILT HELICOPTER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX90DVG17Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportOroville, CAThe pilot's loss of directional control.Jul 25, 1990 · Substantial damage