Scorpion 133 N133RW
3 October 1982 · Manhattan, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Scorpion 133 registered N133RW, operated by JOE Molendyk, was involved in an accident near Manhattan, Montana, 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manhattan, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Scorpion 133
- Registration
- N133RW
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JOE Molendyk
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manhattan → Manhattan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LTI01
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
BATTERY FAILED BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN CHARGED. NO ON BOARD CHARGING PROVISION. ELECTRIC PUMP COULD NOT OPERATE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. NO FUEL TO ENGINE. DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING, THE TAIL ROTOR WAS DAMAGED. WITH NO TAIL ROTOR CONTROL, THE HELICOPTER SLID SIDEWAYS AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Scorpion 133 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1982 | Scorpion 133 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | G.f. Harrison | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Sep 1982 | Scorpion 133 | Mondamin, Iowa, United States | Gary Deitering | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 May 1982 | Scorpion 133 | Fremont, California, United States | Nicolai W. Stoopin | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1981 | Scorpion 133 | Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1980 | Scorpion 133 | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1980 | Scorpion 133 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1982 | Cessna 185A | Marion, Montana, United States | Tomahawk Flight Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marion, Montana, United States | Barbara A. Chigebrow | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | American AA1 | Opheim, Montana, United States | Michael R. McCumber | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1982 | Bellanca 17-30A | Browning, Montana, United States | Woodruff Hope Feed INS | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1982 | Aero Commander 100 | Red Lodge, Montana, United States | Gordon Gibson | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Near Bozeman, Montana, United States | P. D. Sebastian | Serious injuries | - |