# N28163: 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: November 30, 1995
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28163

## Aircraft that carried N28163

- [Cancelled 1995-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28163-1995-11-30): Socata TB21TC, S/N 1123. Owner: [Pittler Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITTLER%20INCORPORATED), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28163-undated): Bellanca 17-30A, S/N 7930907

## NTSB investigations on N28163 (2)

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 NYC94FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA029), Dec 2, 1993: Aerospatiale TB-21 (N28163), Lebanon, NH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with the terrain. A factor was a dark night condition.
- [NTSB SEA83LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA043), Jan 17, 1983: Bellanca 17-30A (N28163), Pocatello, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N28163 (3)

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 19931202045719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202045719A), Dec 2, 1993: Socata TB21 (N28163), Lebanon, NH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Night departure. Failed to note rising terrain. Struck trees. ATC unsuccessfully. Tried to warn pilots.
- [Accident 19830117002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117002099A), Jan 17, 1983: Blanca 1730A (N28163), Pocatello, ID, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond on missed approach. Hit powerline when landing on a road. Throttle cable came loose at carb.
- [Incident 19801227089509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801227089509I), Dec 27, 1980: Blanca 1730A (N28163), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Za zg zk nose wheel and lower strut separated from the aircraft after lift off due to a broken and missing bolt.

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