# Accident 19871114064809A: Amtrrw SCORPION1, Browns Valley, CA, November 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1987, 11:45 local time
- Place: Browns Valley, CA
- Airport: Nunes Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3299° N, 121.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3299&lon=-121.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19NS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION1
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY133
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114064809A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX88DVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG01), Nov 14, 1987: Stoopin Scorpion (N19NS), Browns Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 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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