Single-engine piston

N138P

1975 Scottish Aviation Bulldog SER120MDL125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
BH120/417
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-A1B6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Half Moon Bay, CA
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Registration record

N138P on the FAA register

Type
1975 Scottish Aviation Bulldog SER120MDL125
Serial
BH120/417
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-A1B6
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Half Moon Bay, CA
Certificate issued
2013-07-01
Airworthiness date
2008-10-06
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A09A2E
Mode S (octal)
50115056
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-07-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N138P to the current registrant.
  • 2008-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
  • 1973-06-05
    N138P previously assigned to a Homebuilt P38D (s/n TD3); cancelled.
Overview

About N138P

N138P is a 1975 Scottish Aviation Bulldog SER120MDL125, serial number BH120/417. It is registered to an individual in Half Moon Bay, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 1, 2013 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360-A1B6 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated October 6, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N138P. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-08-02 Accident · Chicopee, MA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC90LA182
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58P — a different aircraft that carried the N138P registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DOUBLE POWER LOSS DUE TO IMPROPER FUELING PROCEDURES. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER PRE-FLIGHT ACTIONS BY THE PILOT AND WRONG FUEL.

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.