# Accident 19940725019339A: Amtrrw SCORPION2, Fredericksburg, TX, July 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2691° N, 98.8692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2691&lon=-98.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N845H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N845H-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Itri SCORPION TOO (registry code 13025D2, https://openairdocs.org/model/itri-scorpion-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRW SCORPION2
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY133
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940725019339A

## Narrative

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

NO PILOT LICENSE. HOVERING HOMEBUILT HELICOPTER. LANDED HARD BROKE SKID. TAIL ROTOR HIT GROUND. BLADE HIT PILOT.

## 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 FTW94LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA248), Jul 25, 1994: Scorpion 133 (N845H), Fredricksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE GUSTY WIND AND THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT'S INADEQUATE TRAINING.

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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