# Accident 19890712026479A: Amtrrw SCORPION2, Anchorage, AK, July 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1989, 04:10 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2200° N, 149.8492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2200&lon=-149.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5577G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5577G-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney Kenneth SCORPION II (registry code 13025Z4, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-kenneth-scorpion-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89DAG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712026479A

## Narrative

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

STOLEN AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING ON A NIGHT TAKEOFF. PILOT DID NOT HOLD A PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 ANC89DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89DAG01), Jul 12, 1989: Scorpion II (N5577G), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, WHO WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. THE NEARBY BUILDING (AIRPORT FACILITY) WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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