Single-engine piston

N538

2007 Homebuilt Bathtub

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
101
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Heath Avn B4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
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Registration record

N538 on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Bathtub
Serial
101
Engines
Heath Avn B4
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2010-01-22
Airworthiness date
2007-08-31
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6CE24
Mode S (octal)
51547044
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N538 to the current registrant.
  • 2008-05-05
    Accident at Broadhead, WI; damage: destroyed.
  • 2007-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-05-29
    N538 previously assigned to a Rockwell International 112B (s/n 538); cancelled.
  • 1962-02-01
    N538 previously assigned to a Sud Aviation SE3130 Alouette II (s/n 158); cancelled.
Overview

About N538

N538 is a 2007 Homebuilt Bathtub, serial number 101. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2010 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Heath Avn B4 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 31, 2007.

N538 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-05-05 Accident · Broadhead, WI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI08LA123
Reported aircraft: Dickenson Bathtub
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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.