# N6463: 1940 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Serial number: 83230
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A87E46
- Registered owner: [Tsi Holdco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TSI%20HOLDCO%20INC)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8458° N, 76.0920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23452, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6463
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6463

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N6463.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19990209037909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990209037909I), Feb 9, 1999: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N6463), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that on landing roll, he attempted to brake the aircraft to turn onto the taxiway too early. The aircraft tipped on the nose damaging…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N6463

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6463 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6463-1948-03-31): Travel Air 4000, S/N 784. Owner: [Dewey G Biggs](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEWEY%20G%20BIGGS), [Oak Lawn, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Oak%20Lawn)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a/aircraft.md
- The Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major.md

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