# N163PH: 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: July 10, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163PH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163PH

## Aircraft that carried N163PH

- [Cancelled 2020-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163PH-2020-07-10): Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR SL, S/N 20081106, built 2008. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wingnuts LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGNUTS%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N163PH (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 GAA15CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA176), Jul 5, 2015: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar SL (N163PH), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pitch control which resulted in a hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N163PH (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 20150705011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150705011179A), Jul 5, 2015: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR SL (N163PH), Montgomery, NY, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted to land an evector-Aerotechnik Sportstar Sl, N163PH on runway 03 at Orange County Airport (kmgj). The pilot reported flaring too high while…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.