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N8160XWelch Charles E MURPHY REBEL

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 21, 2001.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 1999)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Saint Johns, MI
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1998
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1999
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Saint Johns, MI
Certificate issued
Jul 20, 1998
Canceled
Aug 21, 2001

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Welch Charles E
Model
MURPHY REBEL
Serial number
464
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Amphibian
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AB2214

Engine

Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1998 – 2001Individual ownerSaint Johns, MI
  2. 1995Bell Helicopter Textron INCFort Worth, TX · different airframe: Bell 206-L4 S/N 52118
  3. 1963 – 1968Lafayette Airmen INCWest Lafayette, OH · different airframe: Cessna 172b S/N 17248660
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  1. until 1991Individual ownerNa, OK · different airframe: Piper Pa-32r-301 S/N 32r8013064

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 24, 1999 · Saint Johns, MI

the pilot not maintaining altitude and clearance. Factors were the trees, the flap control not fully engaged, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the kind of airplane flown.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Serious
Report
CHI00LA015

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI00LA015)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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