N163B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bowdler Thomas E PEITENPOL AIR CAMPER. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 11, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N163B is reserved by a private party since July 16, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on May 16, 2026.
Bowdler Thomas E PEITENPOL AIR CAMPER cancelled January 11, 2018
- Serial number
- 102646
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 2, 1996
- Last FAA action
- January 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Bowdler Thomas E (Individual)
Brockport, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
Bell 47D1 cancelled February 25, 1992
- Serial number
- 17
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- September 9, 1988
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 1991
- Last owner
- Associated Air Services INC (Corporation)
Springfield, MA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N163B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 47D1 · serial 17
A PILOT INDUCED LOW ROTOR RPM CONDITION, FOLLOWED BY BLADE FLAPPING AS THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site