Scorpion II N5086
7 September 1972 · Glendale, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 September 1972 at about 18:20 local time, a Scorpion II registered N5086 was involved in an accident during in flight near Glendale, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fram
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Scorpion II
- Registration
- N5086
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4094
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BEARING AT TOP OF CYCLIC CTL ROD CAME LOOSE.ALLOWED ROTOR TO STRIKE FUSELAGE.CTL ROD NOT MODIFIED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Scorpion II accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1973 | Scorpion II | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1974 | Scorpion II | Rohnerville, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1977 | Scorpion II | Royal Palm Bch, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1978 | Scorpion II | Romulus, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1979 | Scorpion II | Belgrade, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1979 | Scorpion II | Bay City, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |