Single-engine piston

N138C

1949 Homebuilt 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lawrence Technological University (Corporation)
Based
Southfield, MI
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Registration record

N138C on the FAA register

Type
1949 Homebuilt 1
Serial
1
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI
Certificate issued
1985-04-29
Airworthiness date
1958-06-17
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A0991B
Mode S (octal)
50114433
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1985-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N138C.
  • 1958-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N138C

N138C is a 1949 Homebuilt 1, serial number 1. The FAA register lists Lawrence Technological University as the registrant in Southfield, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 1985 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated June 17, 1958.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N138C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N138C.

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.