# NTSB MKC80FCA16: Scorpion 1, Hillsboro, MO, May 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1980
- Place: Hillsboro, MO · HILLSBORO, MO
- Location: 38.2329° N, 90.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2329&lon=-90.5672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0517  80/5/28    HILLSBORO,MO        SCORPION 1          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 42, 0
        TIME - 1815                    NONE                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,MO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SCORPION ENGINE.PILOT DIED THIRTY DAYS AFTER DATE OF ACC
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCORPION 1
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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