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N51017Faber Vincent L SCORPION 133

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jul 2024)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Nov 30, 2029
Based in
Andale, KS
owner city / state
Engine
RW152 · 150 hp
Rotorway
Owners
1
since 1988
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2024
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Andale, KS
Certificate issued
Feb 11, 1988
Expires
Nov 30, 2029
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Apr 26, 1988

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
Faber Vincent L
Model
SCORPION 133
Serial number
F883417
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A6640A

Engine

Make and model
Rotorway Rw152
Type
Reciprocating
Power
150 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. 1988 – nowIndividual ownerAndale, KS · current
  2. 1984Caribe Intl INCFort Lauderdale, FL · different airframe: Piper Pa-28rt-201 S/N 28r8031110
  3. 1981Hughes Helicopter INCCulver City, CA · different airframe: Hughes 269c S/N 711069
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  1. 1980 – 1981Galaxy Intl INCWichita, KS · different airframe: Cessna 172 S/N 17274250

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

Jul 5, 2024 · Andale, KS

The pilot’s abrupt control inputs, which resulted in a low-G condition, main rotor mast bumping, and subsequent severing of the tailboom by the main rotor blades.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
CEN24FA248

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN24FA248)

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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