# NTSB NYC74DHM20: Scorpion 1, N1580, Stormville, NY, March 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1974
- Place: Stormville, NY · STORMVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.5704° N, 73.7454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stormville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5704&lon=-73.7454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DHM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0515  74/3/24    STORMVILLE,NY       SCORPION 1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 180
        TIME - 1300                    N1580               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STORMVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STORMVILLE,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: COILS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FAULTY ENG IGNITN COIL. DMGD ROTOR SYSTM, TAIL BOOM AND L LDG SKID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1580](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1580-2011-04-11), registration cancelled 2011-04-11, S/N 1265, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCORPION 1
- Registry model: [Graff SCORPION](https://openairdocs.org/model/graff-scorpion) (registry code 1300875) (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: Stormville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740324006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740324006049A), Mar 24, 1974: Amtr 1300875, Stormville, NY, Substantial damage. Faulty eng ignitn coil. Dmgd rotor systm, tail boom and l ldg skid.

## Other investigations on N1580 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75FHM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHM13-201276), Apr 12, 1975: Scorpion I (N1580), Stormville, NY, 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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