- Date
- August 1, 1971
- Place
- Westbrook, CT · WESTBROOK, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8851Rotorway Scorpn
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162646
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1856 71/8/1 WESTBROOK,CONN ROTORWAY SCORPN CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 161 TIME - 1050 N8851 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTBROOK,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPARK PLUGS FOULED. FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT. LND ON SAND BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8851
- Reported as
- Rotorway Scorpn
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage