# N2163C: 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: October 30, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2163C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2163C

## Aircraft that carried N2163C

- [Cancelled 2021-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2163C-2021-10-30): Cessna 195B, S/N 16148, built 1954. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lyons Virgil E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYONS%20VIRGIL%20E), [Birdseye, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Birdseye)

## NTSB investigations on N2163C (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 FTW85LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA160), Mar 24, 1985: Cessna 195B (N2163C), Bay City, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2163C (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 19850324010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850324010769A), Mar 24, 1985: Cessna 195B (N2163C), Bay City, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power after takeoff. Landed downwind on road, flipped over. Exhaust header separated melting ignition wires.

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