Scorpion I N1580
12 April 1975 · Stormville, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1975 at about 13:00 local time, a Scorpion I registered N1580 was involved in an accident during in flight near Stormville, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stormville, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stormville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Scorpion I
- Registration
- N1580
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1461
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
PILOT SAID THERE WAS SUDDEN VIOLENT LATERAL VIBRATION, HIGH ROTOR RPM AND LOSS OF LIFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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