Scorpion TOO N525BG
12 March 1976 · San Diego, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 March 1976 at about 15:45 local time, a Scorpion TOO registered N525BG was involved in an accident during in flight near San Diego, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brown Field Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Scorpion TOO
- Registration
- N525BG
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0476
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
GUSTING TO 18K. CHECKING FOR VIBRATION IN ROTOR SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Scorpion TOO accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1976 | Scorpion TOO | Corona, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1975 | Scorpion TOO | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1977 | Scorpion TOO | Corona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1979 | Scorpion TOO | Johns Island, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 1979 | Scorpion TOO | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1982 | Scorpion Too | Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, United States | Jeffrey Trowbridge | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |