Scorpion II N166ER
5 January 1980 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 January 1980 at about 15:00 local time, a Scorpion II registered N166ER was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Scorpion II
- Registration
- N166ER
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0039
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
ENGINE RW133 TAIL ROTOR PITCH BOLTS LOOSE 3/4 INCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Scorpion II accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 1980 | Scorpion II | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1980 | Scorpion II | Hastings, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1979 | Scorpion II | Belgrade, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1979 | Scorpion II | Bay City, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 4 Jul 1981 | Scorpion II | Palmyra, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 1979 | Scorpion II | St.paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |