Single-engine piston

N5138

2016 Homebuilt Sopwith Pup

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
1916
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Owl Head Transportation Museum (Corporation)
Based
Owls Head, ME
Registration record

N5138 on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt Sopwith Pup
Serial
1916
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Owl Head Transportation Museum
Owls Head, ME
Certificate issued
2018-05-10
Airworthiness date
2016-10-20
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A67004
Mode S (octal)
51470004
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-05-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5138 to the current registrant.
  • 2016-10-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1992-02-26
    N5138 previously assigned to a Homebuilt L E Copter (s/n 76138); cancelled.
  • 1974-05-07
    N5138 previously assigned to a Benson Aircraft Gyrocopter B-8M (s/n 8315); cancelled.
Overview

About N5138

N5138 is a 2016 Homebuilt Sopwith Pup, serial number 1916. The FAA register lists Owl Head Transportation Museum as the registrant in Owls Head, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 10, 2018 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 20, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5138.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5138.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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