Scorpion SINGLE N5406
17 May 1973 · Grand Island, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 May 1973 at about 18:45 local time, a Scorpion SINGLE registered N5406 was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Island, Nebraska, 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Scorpion SINGLE
- Registration
- N5406
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Grand Island, Neb → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1390
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
UPPER ENG MOUNT WALK BEAM 7100-6 RIPPED AND TORN, BREAKS RUSTY.NO FORMAL COPTER TRAIN, SELF TAUGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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