# NTSB NYC73FHJ09: Scorpion 1, N3378, Crotn On Hudsn, NY, October 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1972
- Place: Crotn On Hudsn, NY · CROTN ON HUDSN, NY
- Location: 41.2097° N, 73.9012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2097&lon=-73.9012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3186   72/10/8   CROTN ON HUDSN,NY   SCORPION 1          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1101
        TIME - 1450                    N3378               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROTON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROTN ON HUDSN,NY           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      67
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HOVER DEMONSTRATION. GUSTING TO 25K. NOT ROTOR CRAFT RATED,NOR DUAL INSTRUCTION IN TYPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3378](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3378-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 739, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCORPION 1
- Registry model: [Gubelin International SCORPION](https://openairdocs.org/model/gubelin-international-scorpion) (registry code 0570104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Evinrude STARFLITE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/evinrude-starflite) (registry code 25904, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Croton Airpark

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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