Scorpion 133 N6068N
20 April 1980 · Santa Cruz, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1980 at about 11:00 local time, a Scorpion 133 registered N6068N was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Cruz, 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Cruz Skyprk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Scorpion 133
- Registration
- N6068N
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2151
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
PLT RPRTD HEL GOT IN BAD ATTITUDE DRG PRACTICE HOVER, LWRD COLLECTIVE QUICKLY.ROTORWAY 133 ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Scorpion 133 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1980 | Scorpion 133 | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1980 | Scorpion 133 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1979 | Scorpion 133 | Nashua, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 1981 | Scorpion 133 | Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1982 | Scorpion 133 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | G.f. Harrison | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Sep 1978 | Scorpion 133 | Tempe, Arizona, United States | - | Serious 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 | - |