# Accident 19800817035889A: Amtrrw SCORPION2, Oklahoma City, OK, August 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Jack Richards
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5586N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5586N-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ridley Clay K SCORPION TOO (registry code 13025AB, https://openairdocs.org/model/ridley-clay-k-scorpion-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RW-133 series (registry code 55000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-133-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ31-202520) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800817035889A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDING IN GUSTY WIND ALLOWED HELICOPTER TO ROLL OVER ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 FTW81DPJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ31-202520), Aug 17, 1980: Scorpion 133 (N5586N), Oklahoma City, OK, 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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