Single-engine piston

N138L

1967 Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
R1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ennis, TX
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Registration record

N138L on the FAA register

Type
1967 Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane
Serial
R1
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ennis, TX
Certificate issued
2014-11-20
Airworthiness date
1980-08-06
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A099E3
Mode S (octal)
50114743
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N138L.
  • 1980-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N138L

N138L is a 1967 Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane, serial number R1. It is registered to an individual in Ennis, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2014 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 6, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N138L. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-10-25 Accident · Abingdon,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3558
Reported aircraft: Smith DSA1 — a different aircraft that carried the N138L registration before this airframe.
1964-10-30 Accident · Riverside Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3688
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D95A — a different aircraft that carried the N138L registration before this airframe.

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.