- Date
- April 17, 1973
- Place
- Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8851Scorpion II
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730417009309A
- Case key
- 170644
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0801 73/4/17 MERIDEN,CONN SCORPION II CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 245 TIME - 1730 N8851 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN-MARKHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERIDEN,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- DRG T/O FROM HOVER,PLT LET NOSE DROP,ATMTD RCVR WITH PWR AND INCREASED PITCH.ALT TOO LOW.WHEEL EQP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8851
- Reported as
- Scorpion II
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meriden-Markham
N8851Registration cancelled Mar 14, 2019 · Dietz-Rotor Way SCORPIONAirframe modelDietz-Rotor Way SCORPIONEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.