Piston helicopter

N51017

Homebuilt Scorpion 133

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
F883417
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotorway RW152
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Andale, KS
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Registration record

N51017 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Scorpion 133
Serial
F883417
Engines
Rotorway RW152
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Andale, KS
Certificate issued
1988-02-11
Airworthiness date
1988-04-26
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6640A
Mode S (octal)
51462012
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-05
    Accident at Andale, KS; damage: destroyed.
  • 1988-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1988-02-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N51017 to the current registrant.
  • 1984-08-07
    N51017 previously assigned to a Piper Arrow IV (s/n 28R8031110); cancelled.
  • 1981-09-22
    N51017 previously assigned to a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters (s/n 711069); cancelled.
  • 1981-02-19
    N51017 previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 17274250); cancelled.
Overview

About N51017

N51017 is a Homebuilt Scorpion 133, serial number F883417. It is registered to an individual in Andale, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 11, 1988 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotorway RW152 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 26, 1988.

N51017 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-07-05 Accident · Andale, KS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN24FA248
Reported aircraft: Rotorway Scorpion 133
Probable cause: The pilot s abrupt control inputs, which resulted in a low-G condition, main rotor mast bumping, and subsequent severing of the tailboom by the main rotor blades.
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.