# N8160X: Welch Charles E MURPHY REBEL, registration cancelled 2001-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Welch Charles E MURPHY REBEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-charles-e-murphy-rebel) (registry code 05606KH)
- Serial number: 464
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1998
- Last registry action: July 17, 2001
- Mode S code: AB2214
- Owner when cancelled: [Welch Chaarles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20CHAARLES%20E)
- Location: [Saint Johns, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Saint%20Johns)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0067° N, 84.5792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48879, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8160X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8160X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8160X-2001-08-21

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 Welch Charles E MURPHY REBEL: https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-charles-e-murphy-rebel.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 CHI00LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA015), Oct 24, 1999: Welch Murphy Rebel (N8160X), Saint  Johns, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining altitude and clearance. Factors were the trees, the flap control not fully engaged, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the kind of airplane flown.

## 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 19991024030669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991024030669A), Oct 24, 1999: Amtr MURPHYREBEL (N8160X), St Johns, MI, Substantial damage. (.4) On October 24, 1999, at 1230 eastern daylight time, a welch murphy rebel, N8160X, built and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage on…

## Other aircraft with N8160X

- [Cancelled 1995-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8160X-1995-03-27): Bell 206-L4, S/N 52118. Exported to India. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1991-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8160X-1991-04-02): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 32R8013064. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Na, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Na)
- [Cancelled 1968-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8160X-1968-06-19): Cessna 172B, S/N 17248660. Owner: [Lafayette Airmen Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAFAYETTE%20AIRMEN%20INC), [West Lafayette, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/West%20Lafayette)

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