# N97521: Byrd SCORPION TOO, registration cancelled 1982-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Byrd SCORPION TOO](https://openairdocs.org/model/byrd-scorpion-too) (registry code 13025B2)
- Serial number: 10735
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1976
- Last registry action: January 11, 1982
- Mode S code: AD98F0
- Owners when cancelled: [Byrd Ira F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYRD%20IRA%20F%20JR), [European Marketing Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUROPEAN%20MARKETING%20CENTER), [Helmer Directional Drilling Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELMER%20DIRECTIONAL%20DRILLING%20INC), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Charleston, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Charleston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7989° N, 79.9978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29407, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97521
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97521
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97521-1982-01-14

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 Byrd SCORPION TOO: https://openairdocs.org/model/byrd-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 MIA79FLG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG19), Mar 27, 1979: Scorpion TOO (N97521), Johns Island, SC, 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 19790327006259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327006259A), Mar 27, 1979: Amtrrw SCORPION2 (N97521), Johns Island, SC, Substantial damage. Tail rotor pivot pin A17-277 failed, causing loss of a tail rotor blade.

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