Piston helicopter

N8862

1970 Homebuilt Scorpion WM-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
M-101
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Heloworks Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Meriden, KS
Registration record

N8862 on the FAA register

Type
1970 Homebuilt Scorpion WM-1
Serial
M-101
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Heloworks Group LLC
Meriden, KS
Certificate issued
2012-10-24
Airworthiness date
1972-09-11
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC36BD
Mode S (octal)
53033275
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N8862.
  • 1972-09-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N8862

N8862 is a 1970 Homebuilt Scorpion WM-1, serial number M-101. The FAA register lists Heloworks Group LLC as the registrant in Meriden, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 11, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8862.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8862.

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

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