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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrrw SCORPION* · Phoenix, AZ · February 8, 1984

Date
February 8, 1984 · 09:20 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Moseley
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4661U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA168
Reported as
Amtrrw SCORPION*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total5 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became airborne by mistake during engine runup. Lost control and rolled over. Pilot blamed a gust of wind.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME AIRBORNE BY MISTAKE DURING ENGINE RUNUP. LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER. PILOT BLAMED A GUST OF WIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.