# Incident 19780916019139I: Amtrrw SCORPION/, Helper, UT, September 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1978, 15:45 local time
- Place: Helper, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6896° N, 110.8596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helper, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6896&lon=-110.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2262W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2262W-1982-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bottino Pete SCORPION 133 (registry code 13025P8, https://openairdocs.org/model/bottino-pete-scorpion-133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916019139I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROTOR STRUCK GROUND WHILE PRACTICING HOVERING. PILOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N2262W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810819053189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819053189A), Aug 19, 1981: Amtrrw SCORPION1 (N2262W), Price, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting hover in helicopter new to him. Aircraft suddenly rolled over on side.
- [Incident 19800815066549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815066549I), Aug 15, 1980: Amtrrw SCORPION1 (N2262W), Helper, UT, Minor damage. Helicopter rolled over and struck ground while hovering.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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