# N2163X: 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: March 13, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2163X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2163X

## Aircraft that carried N2163X

- [Cancelled 2018-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2163X-2018-03-13): Schlitter Randy RANS S-12 AIRAILE, S/N 1289001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schlitter Randy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLITTER%20RANDY%20J), [Hays, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hays)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2163X-undated): Bell 206B, S/N 3498

## NTSB investigations on N2163X (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 LAX82DUJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ10), Nov 22, 1981: Bell 206B (N2163X), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2163X (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 19811122074739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811122074739A), Nov 22, 1981: Bell 206B (N2163X), Grand Canyon, CA, Substantial damage. Flying low in Grand Canyon, struck cable, bounced over a bridge. Landed minus left skid. Chopper roller over.

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