# N2163C: 1954 Cessna 195B, registration cancelled 2021-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112)
- Engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-790](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-790), [TCDS E-237](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-237) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 16148
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1980
- Last registry action: March 31, 2018
- Mode S code: A1D290
- Owners when cancelled: [Lyons Virgil E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYONS%20VIRGIL%20E), [Lyons Clara M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYONS%20CLARA%20M)
- Location: [Birdseye, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Birdseye)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3042° N, 86.7141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47513, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2163C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2163C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2163C-2021-10-30

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Cessna 195B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b.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 FTW85LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA160), Mar 24, 1985: Cessna 195B (N2163C), Bay City, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19850324010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850324010769A), Mar 24, 1985: Cessna 195B (N2163C), Bay City, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power after takeoff. Landed downwind on road, flipped over. Exhaust header separated melting ignition wires.

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