# Incident 19801223085149I: Amtrrw SCORPION1, Broomfield, CO, December 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1980, 09:50 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133TC-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moore Ronald & Michael SCORPION 133 (registry code 13025AK, https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-ronald-michael-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: 140 total, 9 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223085149I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF, GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER SHARPLY.  AIRCRAFT BEING BLOWN AWAY FROM TAKEOFF PATH.

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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