# N4990Y: Messick Richard G SCORPION 133, registration cancelled 2012-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Messick Richard G SCORPION 133](https://openairdocs.org/model/messick-richard-g-scorpion-133) (registry code 13025Y3)
- Serial number: RW2727
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1980
- Last registry action: November 19, 1983
- Mode S code: A633F6
- Location: [Price, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Price)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5305° N, 110.8109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4990Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4990Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4990Y-2012-09-05

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 Messick Richard G SCORPION 133: https://openairdocs.org/model/messick-richard-g-scorpion-133.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 MKC81FCQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ07), Dec 27, 1980: Scorpion 133 (N4990Y), Ulysses, KS, substantial damage

## 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 19801227078549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801227078549A), Dec 27, 1980: Amtrrw SCORPION2 (N4990Y), Ulysses, KS, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay on takeoff. Lost directional control. Rotors struck ground in uncontrolled steep turn.

## Other aircraft with N4990Y

- [Cancelled 1973-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4990Y-1973-12-18): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-4800. Owner: [Aaa Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AAA%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Dimmitt, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dimmitt)

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