# N8563S: 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: August 29, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8563S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8563S

## Aircraft that carried N8563S

- [Cancelled 1997-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563S-1997-08-29): Air Tractor AT-301, S/N 3010146. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Davco Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVCO%20AVIATION%20INC), [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- [Cancelled 1965-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563S-1965-12-28): Cessna 182H, S/N 18256663. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N8563S (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 MIA96LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA226), Sep 5, 1996: Air Tractor 301 (N8563S), St Clair, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent to ground.
- [NTSB MIA91LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA144), May 13, 1991: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8563S), Tutwiler, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES RESULTING IN THE FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8563S (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 19960905026189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905026189A), Sep 5, 1996: Airtrc AT301 (N8563S), St Clair, AL, Destroyed. Stalled during spray operations. Impact nose first. Exploded and burned.
- [Accident 19910513015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910513015759A), May 13, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N8563S), Tutwiler, MS, Substantial damage. Engine vibration. Nosed over on forced landing. Prop blade failed 9 inches from tip due fatigue. Gravel ag strip.
- [Incident 19811021074979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021074979I), Oct 21, 1981: Airtrc AT301 (N8563S), Tutwiler, MS, Minor damage. Za engine lost power,landed in adjacent field. Found broken air inlet duct blocking carburetur air screen.

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