Accident Cloutier SCORPION 133 N4639E,
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Date:Tuesday 24 July 1990
Time:20:10 LT
Type:Cloutier SCORPION 133
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N4639E
MSN: 1246
Total airframe hrs:220 hours
Engine model:ROTORWAY RW-1
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Oroville, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOVER.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX90DVG17
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB LAX90DVG17

Location

Revision history:

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