- Date
- March 25, 1980
- Place
- Lakeville, MN · LAKEVILLE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- NONEScorpion II
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131476
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1095 80/3/25 LAKEVILLE,MN SCORPION II CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 141 TIME - 1640 NONE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKEVILLE,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- REMOVABLE BALLAST ATCHD AFT BTRY COMPRT,FD 48FT FM WRECKAGE.NO REG,A/W CERT,SEAT BELTS,OR S/HRNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NONE
- Reported as
- Scorpion II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed