# N9004R: Bell P63E, registration cancelled 1971-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell P63E](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-p63e) (registry code 1180204)
- Serial number: 43-11731
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1963
- Mode S code: AC7220
- Owner when cancelled: [Shackelford Rufus E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHACKELFORD%20RUFUS%20E)
- Location: [Mercedes, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mercedes)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9004R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9004R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9004R-1971-01-04

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 Bell P63E: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-p63e.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 UNK64X0817](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0817), Mar 6, 1964: Bell P63 (N9004R), Mercedes, TX, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N9004R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9004R): Cessna 150M, S/N 15076428

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