N288JS

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1987 Sharp Jim SCORPION TOO · Rotorway RW-133 series

Cancelled: July 2, 2013
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: SH 1
Year built: 1987
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: December 27, 1987
Certificate issued: July 18, 1986
Last registry action: August 1, 1997
Mode S code: A2EC8C
Owner when cancelled: Sharp Jim
Location: Somerset, CA
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelSharp Jim SCORPION TOOADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelRotorway RW-133 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N288JS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX94LA236Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBeckwourth, CAthe failure of the tail rotor 'V' drive belt for undetermined reasons and the subsequent failure and separation of the tail rotor.Jun 2, 1994 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N288JS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19940602013399ANormal Cruise · Beckwourth, CAPopping sound parts came off. Homebuilt copter struck ground. Lost tail rotor. Drive belt broke. Not rated in type.Jun 2, 1994 · Reported as Amtrrw SCORPION2 · Destroyed · 1 fatal