Single-engine piston

N163BP

1945 Homebuilt P-63C KING Cobra

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
091263RP
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Allison V1710 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Palm Springs Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Palm Springs, CA
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Registration record

N163BP on the FAA register

Type
1945 Homebuilt P-63C KING Cobra
Serial
091263RP
Engines
Allison V1710 series
Registered owner
Palm Springs Air Museum
Palm Springs, CA
Certificate issued
1999-04-26
Airworthiness date
1992-09-29
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0FCFA
Mode S (octal)
50176372
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N163BP.
  • 1992-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N163BP

N163BP is a 1945 Homebuilt P-63C KING Cobra, serial number 091263RP. The FAA register lists Palm Springs Air Museum as the registrant in Palm Springs, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 1999 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Allison V1710 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 29, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N163BP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N163BP.

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.