# NTSB DEN79DQA04: Scorpion 133, N81950, Tucumcari, NM, October 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1978
- Place: Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
- Location: 35.1709° N, 103.7053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucumcari, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1709&lon=-103.7053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4006  78/10/26   TUCUMCARI,NM        SCORPION 133        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 263
        TIME - 1650                    N81950              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCUMCARI MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCUMCARI,NM                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81950](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81950-1996-01-22), registration cancelled 1996-01-22, S/N 906 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCORPION 133
- Registry model: [Shipley SCORPION RW133](https://openairdocs.org/model/shipley-scorpion-rw133) (registry code 13025J1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tucumcari Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781026035379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781026035379A), Oct 26, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Tucumcari, NM, Substantial damage

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.

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