# N87163: 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: March 16, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87163

## Aircraft that carried N87163

- [Cancelled 1990-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87163-1990-03-16): Cessna 402B, S/N 402B1005. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N87163 (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 CHI90FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA065), Jan 17, 1990: Cessna 402B (N87163), Appleton, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS RESULTING IN A WINDSHEAR ENCOUNTER WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. THE EXISTING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N87163 (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.

- [Accident 19900116000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900116000909A), Jan 16, 1990: Cessna 402B (N87163), Appleton, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted ground short of runway at night in heavy rain fog and strong wind.
- [Incident 19880928056619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880928056619I), Sep 28, 1988: Cessna 402B (N87163), Big Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Hit a deer on landing roll. Deer tore off pitot tube and prop hit deer.

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