# N6163A: 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: May 8, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6163A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6163A

## Aircraft that carried N6163A

- [Cancelled 2015-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6163A-2015-05-08): Hughes 269C, S/N 1280742. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Air Mech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20MECH%20INC), [Cherokee, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Cherokee)

## NTSB investigations on N6163A (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 NYC73IN136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73IN136), Apr 24, 1973: Douglas DC-8 (N6163A), Jamaica, NY, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB FTW70IF076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70IF076), May 15, 1970: Douglas DC-8 (N6163A), Houston, TX, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6163A (2)

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.

- [Incident 19800202031039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202031039I), Feb 2, 1980: Doug DC863F (N6163A), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft taxied onto unlighted service road and onto turf while attempting a turn onto an intersection.
- [Incident 19780504031769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504031769I), May 4, 1978: Doug DC863 (N6163A), Knoxville, TN. Aircraft taxied off side of runway, gear became stuck in mud.

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