N1963S - Bucker-jungman 131 Aircraft Registration

N1963S is a Bucker-jungman 131, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Surgent Richard L in Wall Township, NJ. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 16, 1990. The registration certificate was issued on July 1, 2023. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N1963S is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A18147 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N1963S was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 39.9275, -74.2924 on October 13, 2024. The FAA registry record for N1963S was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann was Germany's most successful training aircraft and the last biplane manufactured in quantity in that nation. First flown on April 27, 1934, it was a two-seat tandem biplane trainer powered by Hirth inline engines ranging from 80 to 110 horsepower. With production exceeding 5,000 aircraft across six countries from 1934 to 1950, the 20-foot-long aircraft featured steel tube fuselage construction with fabric covering. Manufactured originally by Bücker Flugzeugbau of Berlin, it became the primary trainer for the Luftwaffe and numerous other air forces worldwide. AviatorDB tracks 7 Bucker-jungman aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BU31.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N1963S. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.