# N163RA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 17, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163RA

## Aircraft that carried N163RA

- [Cancelled 2003-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163RA-2003-06-17): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8324, built 1999. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Grafair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAFAIR%20INC), [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 1997-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163RA-1997-06-25): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, S/N 1Z01516. Sale reported. Owner: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N163RA (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 FTW96LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA307), Jul 16, 1996: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N163RA), Beedeville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N163RA (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 19960716017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716017889A), Jul 16, 1996: Wsk PZLM18 (N163RA), Beedeville, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) Surveillance of accident site found aircraft inverted about 300 yards from runway in rice field. Pilot said it wouldn't fly but was making power. This…

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