Glider

N163SA

Yates Electrospace Silent Arrow PG BNDL

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
SA-PGB-00002
Class
Glider
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Yates Electrospace Corp (Corporation)
Based
Aliso Viejo, CA
Registration record

N163SA on the FAA register

Type
Yates Electrospace Silent Arrow PG BNDL
Serial
SA-PGB-00002
Engines
—
Registered owner
Yates Electrospace Corp
Aliso Viejo, CA
Certificate issued
2022-05-06
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A0FE64
Mode S (octal)
50177144
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N163SA to the current registrant.
  • 2013-02-11
    N163SA previously assigned to a Piper Cheyenne II (s/n 31T-7920025); cancelled.
Overview

About N163SA

N163SA is a Yates Electrospace Silent Arrow PG BNDL, serial number SA-PGB-00002. The FAA register lists Yates Electrospace Corp as the registrant in Aliso Viejo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N163SA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-08-14 Accident · Pottstown, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · IAD96LA133
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31T — a different aircraft that carried the N163SA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff/ground run resulting in in-flight collision with a fence. Related factors were the pilot's poor planning/decision making, and the fog.

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.