Single-engine piston

N5138T

1993 Homebuilt Early BIRD Jenny

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
0031
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Unionville, MO
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Registration record

N5138T on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt Early BIRD Jenny
Serial
0031
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Unionville, MO
Certificate issued
2013-02-26
Airworthiness date
1993-08-03
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A67016
Mode S (octal)
51470026
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-02-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N5138T to the current registrant.
  • 1993-08-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1971-01-25
    N5138T previously assigned to a Champion 7GCAA (s/n 123); cancelled.
Overview

About N5138T

N5138T is a 1993 Homebuilt Early BIRD Jenny, serial number 0031. It is registered to an individual in Unionville, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 2013 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 3, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5138T. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-07-05 Accident · Orovada,Nev, 28 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4751
Reported aircraft: Champion 7GCAA — a different aircraft that carried the N5138T registration before this airframe.
1967-10-20 Accident · Fallon,Nev, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3691
Reported aircraft: Champion 7GCA — a different aircraft that carried the N5138T 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.