# N48917: 1984 Thorson Robert M SCORPION 133, registration cancelled 2013-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thorson Robert M SCORPION 133](https://openairdocs.org/model/thorson-robert-m-scorpion-133) (registry code 13025EZ)
- Engine: [Rotorway RW-145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-145-series) (registry code 55005)
- Serial number: RW2986
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 1984
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1984
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A60CA3
- Owner when cancelled: [Thorsen Robert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORSEN%20ROBERT%20M)
- Location: [St Charles, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/St%20Charles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9306° N, 88.2987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60174, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48917
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48917
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48917-2013-06-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Thorson Robert M SCORPION 133: https://openairdocs.org/model/thorson-robert-m-scorpion-133.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19880226025539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226025539I), Feb 26, 1988: N48917, Lemont, IL, Minor damage. Smell of steam in heater duct. Emergency autorotation in a forest preserve. Nose hose to engine block had ruptured.

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