Scorpion Too N9354A
18 December 1982 · Sandwich, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 December 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Scorpion Too registered N9354A, operated by Armond Nelson, was involved in an accident near Sandwich, Illinois, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sandwich, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sandwich (C48)
- Coordinates
- 41.6392, -88.6198
- Aircraft
- Scorpion Too
- Registration
- N9354A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Armond Nelson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sandwich → Sandwich
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA062
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
THE ROTORCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY VERY HARD WITH NO FLARE AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT 100-200 FEET AGL. THE PILOT HAD NO TRAINING IN THIS AIRCRAFT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK AND NO FUEL ODORS WERE PRESENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUELSYSTEM, ENGINE AND COMPONENTS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Scorpion Too accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1982 | Scorpion Too | Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, United States | Jeffrey Trowbridge | Serious 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 | - |
| 18 Jun 1977 | Scorpion TOO | Corona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1976 | Scorpion TOO | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1976 | Scorpion TOO | Corona, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-38 | Antioch, Illinois, United States | Omni Flight Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1982 | Cessna 175 | Tuscola, Illinois, United States | Charles E. Zalewski | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | Edwin D. Buxton | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Donald K. Murdock | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Lansing, Illinois, United States | Associated Air Activities | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1982 | Cessna T210L | Lansing, Illinois, United States | Pyramid Transportation Company | Serious injuries | - |