# Accident 19810819053189A: Amtrrw SCORPION1, Price, UT, August 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Price, UT
- Airport: Carbon Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6040° N, 110.8004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Price, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6040&lon=-110.8004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2262W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2262W-1982-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bottino Pete SCORPION 133 (registry code 13025P8, https://openairdocs.org/model/bottino-pete-scorpion-133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819053189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING HOVER IN HELICOPTER NEW TO HIM. AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY ROLLED OVER ON SIDE.

## 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 DEN81FTM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM37), Aug 19, 1981: Rotorway 133 (N2262W), Price, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2262W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800815066549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815066549I), Aug 15, 1980: Amtrrw SCORPION1 (N2262W), Helper, UT, Minor damage. Helicopter rolled over and struck ground while hovering.
- [Incident 19780916019139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916019139I), Sep 16, 1978: Amtrrw SCORPION/ (N2262W), Helper, UT, Substantial damage. Rotor struck ground while practicing hovering. Pilot injured.

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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