# Accident 19830129003269A: Amtrrw SCORPION2, Tallahassee, FL, January 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1983, 16:50 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4490° N, 84.3503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4490&lon=-84.3503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5459G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5459G-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messer Charlie G SCORPION TOO (registry code 13025Y6, https://openairdocs.org/model/messer-charlie-g-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
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY133
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 78 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830129003269A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES HEARD ENGINE BACKFIRE PRIOR TO LOW FLYING HELICOPTER DIVING INTO TREES. HAD A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD.

## 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 MIA83FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA065), Jan 29, 1983: MBB Scorpion TOO (N5459G), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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