Piston helicopter

N538L

1998 Homebuilt Twinstar

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
011
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cape Girardeau, MO
Registration record

N538L on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Twinstar
Serial
011
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cape Girardeau, MO
Certificate issued
2008-04-16
Airworthiness date
1998-08-10
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6CF1F
Mode S (octal)
51547437
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N538L.
  • 1998-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N538L

N538L is a 1998 Homebuilt Twinstar, serial number 011. It is registered to an individual in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 10, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N538L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N538L.

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.