# N5163V: Stinson L-5E, registration cancelled 1973-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson L-5E](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5e) (registry code 8630210)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-764](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-764) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42-14945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1969
- Mode S code: A67A8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Lapsley R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAPSLEY%20R)
- Location: [Demotte, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Demotte)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5163V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5163V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5163V-1973-12-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Stinson L-5E: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5e.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 CHI74AC015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC015), Aug 19, 1973: Stinson L-5E (N5163V), Demotte, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19730819033629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819033629A), Aug 19, 1973: Stnson L5C (N5163V), Demotte, IN, Destroyed. Steep pull up to avoid trees. Plt blood alcohol level 0.235 pct.

## Other aircraft with N5163V

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5163V): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0457, built 1980

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