- Date
- February 8, 1984, 09:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4661UMoseley/Scorpion 133
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840208003749A
- Case key
- 24163
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that he intended only to grt the helicopter 'in a light position to check for balance and cyclic position. He further stated that a gust of wind caused a total lift off and he over-controlled the acft which rolled andcrashed sideways in a lateral swinging motion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4661U
- Reported as
- Moseley/Scorpion 133
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Serial number
- TC10
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Rotorway 133, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert M. Moseley
- Airport
- Moseley Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 5 in this make and model · 15,800 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.