# NTSB Accident IAD97LA015
> **Ayres SCORPION EXECUTIVE** · 1996-11-04 · UNION VALE, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA015
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07047
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-04
- **Location:** UNION VALE, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.730041, -73.690635
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ayres
- **Model:** SCORPION EXECUTIVE
- **Registration:** N3903C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted in a subsequent emergency landing and collision with a fence and a cherry picker (vehicle).  A factor relating to the accident was: the student pilot's lack of experience in the type helicopter.

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