Autra SCORPION/133 N137A
10 October 1988 · McAlester, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 October 1988 at about 18:17 local time, a Autra SCORPION/133 registered N137A, operated by Robert Thomas Autra, was involved in an accident near McAlester, Oklahoma, 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 18:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9206, -95.7604
- Aircraft
- Autra SCORPION/133
- Registration
- N137A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert Thomas Autra
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW89DPJ01
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 HOMEBUILT HELICOPTER WAS DEPARTING ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, WHEN, ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT, THE LOW TIME, INEXPERIENCED STUDENT PILOT MADE AN ABRUPT MANEUVER WHICH SENT THE HELICOPTER INTO AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. IT IMPACTED TREES AND A POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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