- Date
- August 20, 1984, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- West Hamlin, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4230SRotorway Scorpion 133
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840820042199A
- Case key
- 6526
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Analysis
Acft was observed proceeding over open field used as air strip in level flt, aprx 130 ft AGL, at 50 KTS. At end of field acft began left turn, nose dropped to steep descent attitude which continued to ground impact. Post-mortem showed triple-bypass surgery grafts had significant atherosclerotic wall thickening to 80 percent compromise with present contained thrombus. Extremity lacerations and several internal fractures were absent of hemorrhage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4230S
- Reported as
- Rotorway Scorpion 133 (SCORPION 1)
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2902
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- S.L. Stickler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1981
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 196 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.