N563W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Heath BD-4. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 10, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N563W is reserved by a private party since September 28, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on July 28, 2027.
Heath BD-4 cancelled August 10, 2012
- Serial number
- P-239
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 21, 1998
- Last FAA action
- August 10, 2004
- Last owner
- Heath Foundation (Corporation)
Marysville, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
Beech E18S cancelled March 29, 1991
- Serial number
- BA139
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- August 31, 1984
- Last FAA action
- January 31, 1991
- Last owner
- Royal Air Freight INC (Corporation)
Pontiac, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N563W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech E18S · serial BA-139
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY SHUTTING DOWN THE WRONG ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE INTAKE VALVE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO FATIGUE, AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
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