# N288JS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288JS

## Aircraft that carried N288JS

- [Cancelled 2013-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288JS-2013-07-02): Sharp Jim SCORPION TOO, S/N SH 1, built 1987. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sharp Jim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARP%20JIM), [Somerset, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Somerset)

## NTSB investigations on N288JS (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 LAX94LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA236), Jun 2, 1994: Sharp Scorpion TOO (N288JS), Beckwourth, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the tail rotor 'V' drive belt for undetermined reasons and the subsequent failure and separation of the tail rotor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N288JS (1)

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.

- [Accident 19940602013399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940602013399A), Jun 2, 1994: Amtrrw SCORPION2 (N288JS), Beckwourth, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Popping sound parts came off. Homebuilt copter struck ground. Lost tail rotor. Drive belt broke. Not rated in type.

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