# Accident 19810906055349A: Amtrrw SCORPION2, Garner, NC, September 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Garner, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6895° N, 78.6146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garner, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6895&lon=-78.6146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90336, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90336-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mann Carroll L III SCORPION TOO (registry code 13025CD, https://openairdocs.org/model/mann-carroll-l-iii-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: 26 total, 18 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055349A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION AFTER ENGINE QUIT.  WATER IN AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.

## 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 ATL81FLJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ16), Sep 6, 1981: Scorpion 145 (N90336), Garner, NC, 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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