Single-engine piston

N8138V

1996 Homebuilt Q2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
2829
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cantonment, FL
Registration record

N8138V on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Q2
Serial
2829
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cantonment, FL
Certificate issued
1995-06-14
Airworthiness date
1996-10-26
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB1805
Mode S (octal)
52614005
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-10-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1995-06-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N8138V to the current registrant.
  • 1990-01-08
    N8138V previously assigned to a Cessna A188 (s/n 1880388); cancelled.
Overview

About N8138V

N8138V is a 1996 Homebuilt Q2, serial number 2829. It is registered to an individual in Cantonment, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 14, 1995 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 October 26, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8138V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-08-27 Accident · Salome, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX84LUJ02
Reported aircraft: Cessna 188A — a different aircraft that carried the N8138V 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.