- Date
- February 15, 1981
- Place
- Ft. Collins, CO · FT. COLLINS, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N37736Scorpion 133
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810215004159A
- Case key
- 127244
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0118 81/2/15 FT. COLLINS,CO SCORPION 133 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N37736 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT. COLLINS,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BOTH FUEL ENRICHERS IN OUT POSITION.ENG FLOODED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37736
- Reported as
- Scorpion 133
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.