# Accident 19800105000649A: Amtrrw SCORPION2, Baton Rouge, LA, January 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166ER-1989-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Golden Herbert S SCORPION TOO-133 (registry code 13025W7, https://openairdocs.org/model/golden-herbert-s-scorpion-too-133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 8 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800105000649A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80DRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD15), Jan 5, 1980: Scorpion II (N166ER), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage

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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