Twin piston

N38JM

1985 Capetown Builders Defiant

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
003
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Forney, TX
Registration record

N38JM on the FAA register

Type
1985 Capetown Builders Defiant
Serial
003
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Forney, TX
Certificate issued
2017-12-21
Airworthiness date
2020-05-14
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A459C5
Mode S (octal)
51054705
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-05-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2017-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N38JM.
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N38JM

N38JM is a 1985 Capetown Builders Defiant, serial number 003. It is registered to co-owners in Forney, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-360 series engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 14, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38JM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38JM.

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.