# Accident 19790521013569A: Amtrrw SCORPION1, Belgrade 95 Mi, MT, May 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Belgrade 95 Mi, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N133RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133RW-2011-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Molendyk SCORPION 133 (registry code 13025K5, https://openairdocs.org/model/molendyk-scorpion-133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 190 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790521013569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. CRASHED IN RIVER. HOME FUEL STORAGE A FACTOR.

## 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 SEA79FTI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI15), May 21, 1979: Scorpion II (N133RW), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N133RW (1)

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

- [Accident 19821002051719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002051719A), Oct 2, 1982: Amtrrw SCORPION1 (N133RW), Manhattan, MT, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff. Made hard autorotation landing. Battery operated fuel pump quit due to dead battery.

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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