# N163MH: Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD](https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-max-holste-mh-1521-broussard) (registry code 0911010)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 163
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 1988
- Last registry action: February 9, 2015
- Mode S code: A0FDEE
- Location: [Portage, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Portage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1972° N, 85.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49002, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163MH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163MH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163MH-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD: https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-max-holste-mh-1521-broussard.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA088), May 14, 1989: Avions Max Holste MH 1521 (N163MH), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE THE VARIABLE/GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITION WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## 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.

- [Accident 19890514011509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890514011509A), May 14, 1989: Brosrd MH1521M (N163MH), Big Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Gust blew tail to left on landing roll. Hit left brake. Aircraft ground looped, bent left wing and blew a tire.

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