# Accident 19790327006259A: Amtrrw SCORPION2, Johns Island, SC, March 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1979, 11:40 local time
- Place: Johns Island, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7924° N, 80.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johns Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7924&lon=-80.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97521, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97521-1982-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Byrd SCORPION TOO (registry code 13025B2, https://openairdocs.org/model/byrd-scorpion-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327006259A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR PIVOT PIN A17-277 FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF A TAIL ROTOR BLADE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79FLG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG19), Mar 27, 1979: Scorpion TOO (N97521), Johns Island, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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