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N288JS1987 Sharp Jim SCORPION TOO

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 2, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jun 1994)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Somerset, CA
owner city / state
Engine
RW-133 SERIES · 160 hp
Rotorway
Owners
1
since 1986
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1994
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Somerset, CA
Certificate issued
Jul 18, 1986
Canceled
Jul 2, 2013
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Dec 27, 1987

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Sharp Jim
Model
SCORPION TOO
Year
1987
Serial number
SH 1
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A2EC8C

Engine

Make and model
Rotorway Rw-133 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
160 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1986 – 2013Individual ownerSomerset, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jun 2, 1994 · Beckwourth, CA

the failure of the tail rotor 'V' drive belt for undetermined reasons and the subsequent failure and separation of the tail rotor.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
LAX94LA236

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX94LA236)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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