19800105000649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrrw SCORPION2 · Baton Rouge, LA · January 5, 1980

Date
January 5, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Baton Rouge, LA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N166ER
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DRD15
Reported as
Amtrrw SCORPION2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total8 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Tail rotor pitch control bolts became loose. Lost directional control. Made hard landing due to low rotor RPM.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL BOLTS BECAME LOOSE. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. MADE HARD LANDING DUE TO LOW ROTOR RPM.

NTSB investigation

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