- Date
- August 31, 1975
- Place
- San Martin, CA · SAN MARTIN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48352Scorpion TWO
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750831035869A
- Case key
- 151037
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3369 75/8/31 SAN MARTIN,CA SCORPION TWO CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8527 TIME - 1530 N48352 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN MARTIN,CA NONE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 85 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- GUSTING TO 26K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48352
- Reported as
- Scorpion TWO
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South County
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.