# NTSB LAX75DUM23: Scorpion TOO, N62155, Carlsbad, CA, April 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1975
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0562   75/4/1    CARLSBAD,CA         SCORPION TOO        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 24, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N62155              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        REMARKS- HELI DRIFTED INTO GRND.PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62155](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62155-1976-09-06), registration cancelled 1976-09-06, S/N 4071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCORPION TOO
- Registry model: [Brinkman SCORPION TOO](https://openairdocs.org/model/brinkman-scorpion-too) (registry code 1302528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palomar

## 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 19750401007359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750401007359A), Apr 1, 1975: Amtr 1302561, Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Heli drifted into grnd. Plt not endorsed for solo

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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