# Accident 19820325005809A: Amtrrw SCORPION2, Jerome, ID, March 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Jerome, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5199° N, 112.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5199&lon=-112.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222RP-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Palmer Robert L SCORPION TOO (registry code 13025V1, https://openairdocs.org/model/palmer-robert-l-scorpion-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 5 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DYA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820325005809A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING TRANSITION FROM HOVER TO AIR TAXI. POSSIBLE FAILURE TO CHANGE BALLAST FOR SOLO FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA82DYA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYA06), Mar 25, 1982: Rotorway Scorpion TOO (N222RP), Jerome, ID, destroyed

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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