N8563S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-301. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 29, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Air Tractor Inc AT-301 cancelled August 29, 1997
- Serial number
- 3010146
- 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
- July 22, 1994
- Last FAA action
- July 16, 1997
- Last owner
- Davco Aviation INC (Corporation)
Montgomery, AL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 182H cancelled December 28, 1965
- Serial number
- 18256663
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Argentina
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8563S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor 301 · serial 301-0146
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent to ground.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT-301 · serial 301-0146
FATIGUE FAILURE OF ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES RESULTING IN THE FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.
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