# N163PJ: 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: February 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163PJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163PJ

## Aircraft that carried N163PJ

- [Cancelled 2018-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163PJ-2018-02-08): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 1068D, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [P J Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P%20J%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Red Bluff, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Red%20Bluff)

## NTSB investigations on N163PJ (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 WPR13CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA057), Nov 27, 2012: Hughes 369D (N163PJ), Sheridan, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to prevent the helicopter from entering a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition during an external load operation, which resulted in the helicopter’s main rotor blades…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N163PJ (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 20121127026039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121127026039A), Nov 27, 2012: Hughes 369D (N163PJ), Sheridan, OR, Substantial damage. On November 27, 2012, this helicopter was being operated under part 133 slinging christmas trees, loading trucks for transport. The helicopter was using a 18…

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