MBB SCORPION TOO N5459G

Summary

On 29 January 1983 at about 21:50 local time, a MBB SCORPION TOO registered N5459G was involved in an accident near Tallahassee, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 January 1983 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Coordinates

30.4490, -84.3503

Aircraft

MBB SCORPION TOO

Registration

N5459G

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83FA065

1 person died.

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 HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE ON A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE ACFT WAS FLYING LOW OVERTHE TREES. SEVERAL LOUD BACKFIRES WERE HEARD AND THE HELICOPTER CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. THE ACFT DESCENDED ALMOST VERTICALLY WITH THE FUSELAGE IN A FLAT LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE LEFT CARBURETOR WAS FOUND SEPARATED AT THE FLOATING FLANGE AND INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE SPARK PLUGS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF LEAN MIXTURE AND HOT COMBUSTION ASSOCIATED WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.