Piston helicopter

N163A

2003 Homebuilt RAGB-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
001
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vacaville, CA
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Registration record

N163A on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt RAGB-1
Serial
001
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vacaville, CA
Certificate issued
2003-02-26
Airworthiness date
2003-09-12
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0FCD3
Mode S (octal)
50176323
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2003-02-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N163A.
Overview

About N163A

N163A is a 2003 Homebuilt RAGB-1, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Vacaville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 2003 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Continental O-200 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 12, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N163A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-07-05 Incident · West Palm Bch, FL NTSB · MIA85IA208B
Reported aircraft: Learjet LR-35A — a different aircraft that carried the N163A registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.