# N5459G: 1979 Messer Charlie G SCORPION TOO, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Messer Charlie G SCORPION TOO](https://openairdocs.org/model/messer-charlie-g-scorpion-too) (registry code 13025Y6)
- Engine: [Rotorway RW-133 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-133-series) (registry code 55000)
- Serial number: 576-1476
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1982
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1980
- Last registry action: June 8, 2004
- Mode S code: A6EE19
- Owner when cancelled: [Messer Charlie G Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESSER%20CHARLIE%20G%20JR)
- Location: [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4520° N, 84.3528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32304, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5459G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5459G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5459G-2013-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Messer Charlie G SCORPION TOO: https://openairdocs.org/model/messer-charlie-g-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 MIA83FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA065), Jan 29, 1983: MBB Scorpion TOO (N5459G), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19830129003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830129003269A), Jan 29, 1983: Amtrrw SCORPION2 (N5459G), Tallahassee, FL, Destroyed. Witnesses heard engine backfire prior to low flying helicopter diving into trees. Had a leaking intake manifold.

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