N5163E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna A185F. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 2022. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N5163E is reserved by a private party since September 16, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Cessna A185F cancelled September 16, 2022
- Serial number
- 18503293
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 2, 1986
- Last FAA action
- February 8, 2022
- Last owner
- United States Department Of Interior (Government)
Boise, ID - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 180B cancelled June 7, 1988
- Serial number
- 50463
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5163E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185 · serial 18503293
The pilot's decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into an area of mountainous terrain and instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of instrument proficiency.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180 · serial 50463
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