- Date
- October 25, 1973
- Place
- Exeter, CA · EXETER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N17123Scorpion 1
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731025035319A
- Case key
- 188345
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3146 73/10/25 EXETER,CALIF SCORPION 1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 63, 24 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N17123 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EXETER,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG OIL BATH COVER DOOR OPENED IN FLT.COVERED M/R BLADE V BELTS & CAUSED SLIPPAGE.NO SAFETY METHOD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17123
- Reported as
- Scorpion 1
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N17123Registration cancelled Apr 22, 1974 · Edmiston SCORPION ONEAirframe modelEdmiston SCORPION ONE
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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.