- Date
- December 29, 1979
- Place
- Nashua, MT · NASHUA, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- NONEScorpion 133
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3292 79/12/29 NASHUA,MT SCORPION 133 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 18 TOTAL TIME - 1540 NONE PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHUA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHUA,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UNCERTIFICATED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NONE
- Reported as
- Scorpion 133
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nashua