# N163DS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 21, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163DS

## Aircraft that carried N163DS

- [Cancelled 2012-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163DS-2012-08-21): Smith Donald J LANCAIR 360, S/N 751, built 1993. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Port Saint Lucie, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Saint%20Lucie)

## NTSB investigations on N163DS (2)

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 FTW04LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA236), Sep 10, 2004: Lancair 360 (N163DS), Orange, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall and loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB CHI01IA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01IA248), Jul 27, 2001: Smith Lancair 360 (N163DS), Oshkosh, WI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The unsafe condition caused when the pilot taxied onto the runway. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot not following the instructions given him by the ground marshaller, his wrong taxi…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N163DS (2)

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 20040910035389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040910035389A), Sep 10, 2004: Amtr LANCAIR360 (N163DS), Orange, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) At approximately 14:46 hours on 09/10/2004, aircraft N163DS, a Lancair 360 registered to the pilot, impacted the ground in a field approximately 1/2…
- [Incident 20010727020212I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010727020212I), Jul 27, 2001: Amtr LANCAIR360 (N163DS), Oshkosh, WI. (.19)On July 27, 2001, at 1453 central daylight time, a Boeing 727-2Q6, N782AT, operated by an airline transport pilot as American trans air (ata), amtran…

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