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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8163J

N8163J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206B. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 25, 1983. The last status on file was "administratively canceled".

Bell 206B cancelled June 25, 1983

Serial number
552
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Administratively canceled
Certificate issued
June 10, 1980
Last FAA action
June 25, 1983
Last owner
Verticare (Corporation)
Salinas, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8163J

LAX83FA154Accident on March 22, 1983 at Salinas, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206 B III · serial 552

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