# Accident 19870927056339A: Amtrrw SCORPION*, Boonville, CA, September 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Boonville, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9895° N, 123.3602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9895&lon=-123.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25059 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION*
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY133
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 66 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927056339A

## Narrative

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

THE TAIL ROTOR AND RIGHT SKID HIT THE GROUND CAUSING DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. STUDENT WAS PRACTICING RAPID DECELERATIONS.

## 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 LAX87DVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVD05), Sep 27, 1987: Rotorway Scorpion 133 (N25059), Boonville, CA, 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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