# NTSB LAX73FUG41: Scorpion UXCR-1, N3095, Highland, CA, February 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1973
- Place: Highland, CA · HIGHLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1135° N, 117.1657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Highland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1135&lon=-117.1657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0357  73/2/24    HIGHLAND,CALIF      SCORPION UXCR-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1422
        TIME - 1015                    N3095               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTON AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIGHLAND,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DESCENDED OUT OF CTL DURG L TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3095](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3095-1973-03-12), registration cancelled 1973-03-12, S/N 1.04, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCORPION UXCR-1
- Registry model: [Upright SCORPION HXCR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/upright-scorpion-hxcr-1) (registry code 056027Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norton Afb

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730224004399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730224004399A), Feb 24, 1973: Schzow MODELB, Highland, CA, Substantial damage. Descended out of ctl durg l turn.

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.

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