- Date
- July 4, 1981
- Place
- Palmyra, NY · PALMYRA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N96083Scorpion II
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810704037999A
- Case key
- 124170
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2915 81/7/4 PALMYRA,NY SCORPION II CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 484 TIME - 2030 N96083 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMYRA,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING REMARKS- ANNUAL INSPECTION OVERDUE. ADJUSTABLE CYCLIC LINK LOOSE AND OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96083
- Reported as
- Scorpion II
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.