Single-engine piston

N5163B

1994 Homebuilt Phantom

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
27199414
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Birmingham, AL
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Registration record

N5163B on the FAA register

Type
1994 Homebuilt Phantom
Serial
27199414
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Birmingham, AL
Certificate issued
2023-01-30
Airworthiness date
2007-09-04
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A67A7C
Mode S (octal)
51475174
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N5163B.
  • 2007-09-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
Overview

About N5163B

N5163B is a 1994 Homebuilt Phantom, serial number 27199414. It is registered to an individual in Birmingham, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated September 4, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5163B. 4 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-11-03 Accident · Phoenix, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX89FA034
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5163B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY A UNQUALIFIED PERSON.
1977-05-14 Accident · Mankato,Mn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1401
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G — a different aircraft that carried the N5163B registration before this airframe.
1970-08-18 Accident · Keystone,S Dak, 41 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3426
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5163B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TION EXPLAINING ACFT INSTRUMENTS TO PX DURG LDG.
1968-08-07 Accident · Keystone,S Dak, 41 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2737
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5163B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: E DOWN,COLLAPSED.NOS 1,3 RODS BROKE-LACK OF OIL.

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.