# Accident 19821002051719A: Amtrrw SCORPION1, Manhattan, MT, October 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Manhattan, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8586° N, 111.3303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8586&lon=-111.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133RW-2011-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Molendyk SCORPION 133 (registry code 13025K5, https://openairdocs.org/model/molendyk-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
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY133
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 410 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LTI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002051719A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. BATTERY OPERATED FUEL PUMP QUIT DUE TO DEAD BATTERY.

## 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 DEN83LTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LTI01), Oct 3, 1982: Scorpion 133 (N133RW), Manhattan, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N133RW (1)

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

- [Accident 19790521013569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790521013569A), May 21, 1979: Amtrrw SCORPION1 (N133RW), Belgrade 95 Mi, MT, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due to fuel contamination. Crashed in river. Home fuel storage a factor.

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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