# N288JS: 1987 Sharp Jim SCORPION TOO, registration cancelled 2013-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sharp Jim SCORPION TOO](https://openairdocs.org/model/sharp-jim-scorpion-too) (registry code 13025FV)
- Engine: [Rotorway RW-133 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-133-series) (registry code 55000)
- Serial number: SH 1
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARP%20JIM)
- Location: [Somerset, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Somerset)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5661° N, 120.5012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95684, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288JS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288JS-2013-07-02

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sharp Jim SCORPION TOO: https://openairdocs.org/model/sharp-jim-scorpion-too.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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