- Date
- November 26, 1978
- Place
- Romulus, MI · ROMULUS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N92086Scorpion II
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143969
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3320 78/11/26 ROMULUS,MI SCORPION II CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 52, 396 TIME - 1300 N92086 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROMULUS,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F BLOWING SNOW 31 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 80 16 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- EVINRUDE 140. WIND GUSTS TO 22KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92086
- Reported as
- Scorpion II
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro