# N5406: Moriarty SCORPION, registration cancelled 1973-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Moriarty SCORPION](https://openairdocs.org/model/moriarty-scorpion) (registry code 1300801)
- Serial number: 1952526
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1972
- Mode S code: A6DB16
- Owner when cancelled: [Moriarty Richard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORIARTY%20RICHARD%20F)
- Location: [Grand Island, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Grand%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5406
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5406
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5406-1973-07-23

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 Moriarty SCORPION: https://openairdocs.org/model/moriarty-scorpion.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 MKC73FCJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ40), May 17, 1973: Scorpion Single (N5406), Grand Island, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5406

- [Cancelled 2018-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5406-2018-05-30): Bell 206B, S/N 5304, built 2003. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Doral, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Doral)
- [Cancelled 1932-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5406-1932-05-01): Waco GXE, S/N 1500. Owner: [Davis Russell Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20RUSSELL%20CHARLES), [Astoria, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Astoria)

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