# N63BF: 1972 S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms894a) (registry code 8402842)
- Engine: [Franklin 6A-350SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (registry code 27023)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7A14](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7A14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12023
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1988
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1999
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A83B82
- Owner when cancelled: [Patterson Walter H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20WALTER%20H)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7193° N, 97.1550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76013, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63BF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63BF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63BF-2013-04-29

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 S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms894a.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19900529026599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529026599I), May 29, 1990: Socata MS894A (N63BF), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Nose strut and wheel fell off after takeoff. Landed with nose wheel missing. Searching for missing parts.

## Other aircraft with N63BF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63BF): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0773, built 2024

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