# N6163B: 1957 Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34163
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1957
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1976
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A807CB
- Owner when cancelled: [Wright James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0680° N, 123.0802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97401, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6163B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6163B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6163B-2013-10-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.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 SEA80FYM63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM63), Sep 28, 1980: Cessna 182A (N6163B), Harrisburg, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19800928050539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928050539A), Sep 28, 1980: Cessna 182A (N6163B), Harrisburg, OR, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on approach to airport. Crash-landed 135 feet short of runway.
- [Incident 19800210021079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800210021079I), Feb 10, 1980: Cessna 182A (N6163B), Harrisburg, OR, 1 fatal. During parachute jump, one of the jumpers failed to deploy main chute, then emergency chute deployed too late.

## Other aircraft with N6163B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6163B): Cornelius Beachy & Tim Beachy FALCONAR F11A, S/N 01BB

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