- Date
- September 7, 1972
- Place
- Glendale, AZ · GLENDALE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5086Scorpion II
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4094 72/9/7 GLENDALE,ARIZ SCORPION II CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 28 TOTAL TIME - 1820 N5086 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENDALE,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- BEARING AT TOP OF CYCLIC CTL ROD CAME LOOSE.ALLOWED ROTOR TO STRIKE FUSELAGE.CTL ROD NOT MODIFIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5086
- Reported as
- Scorpion II
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fram
N5086Registration cancelled Jun 25, 1973 · Setzekorn SCORPION II GS-100Airframe modelSetzekorn SCORPION II GS-100
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