19790611030859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrrw SCORPION2 · West St Paul, MN · June 11, 1979

Date
June 11, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
West St Paul, MN
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N711RJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79DER49
Reported as
Amtrrw SCORPION2
Reported engine
AMTRRW ROTWY133
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
488 total24 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed. Pilot autorotated into trees.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED. PILOT AUTOROTATED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.