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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N63974

N63974 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Gibbs John M LIGHTNING BUG built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 27, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Gibbs John M LIGHTNING BUG cancelled August 27, 2013

Serial number
13
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1999
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
December 1, 2005
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Sanford, NC
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N63974

MKC84LA237Accident on August 1, 1984 at Hyannis, NE: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-23-250T · serial 27-7854103

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