# N163RA: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, registration cancelled 1997-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [WSK PZL Mielec M-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (registry code 9810103)
- Serial number: 1Z01516
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: February 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A0FE4B
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163RA-1997-06-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 WSK PZL Mielec M-18A: https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a.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 FTW96LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA307), Jul 16, 1996: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N163RA), Beedeville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.

## 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 19960716017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716017889A), Jul 16, 1996: Wsk PZLM18 (N163RA), Beedeville, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) Surveillance of accident site found aircraft inverted about 300 yards from runway in rice field. Pilot said it wouldn't fly but was making power. This…

## Other aircraft with N163RA

- [Cancelled 2003-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163RA-2003-06-17): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8324, built 1999. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Grafair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAFAIR%20INC), [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)

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