19871114064809A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrrw SCORPION1 · Browns Valley, CA · November 14, 1987

Date
November 14, 1987 · 11:45 local
Place
Browns Valley, CA
Airport
Nunes Ranch
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N19NS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88DVG01
Reported as
Amtrrw SCORPION1
Reported engine
AMTRRW ROTWY133
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total125 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit on takeoff. Attempted but failed to enter autorotation. Impacted at high rate of vertical speed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTED BUT FAILED TO ENTER AUTOROTATION. IMPACTED AT HIGH RATE OF VERTICAL SPEED.

NTSB investigation

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