Single-engine piston

N838KC

DeHavilland DH-82A

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
—
Serial
NL-838
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mike Smith Aviation International Inc (Corporation)
Based
Napa, CA
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Registration record

N838KC on the FAA register

Type
DeHavilland DH-82A (FAA: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A)
Serial
NL-838
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Mike Smith Aviation International Inc
Napa, CA
Certificate issued
2025-08-20
Airworthiness date
1991-03-29
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AB76F6
Mode S (octal)
52673366
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N838KC.
  • 2001-05-05
    Accident at Sonoma, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-11-05
    Accident at Petaluma, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1991-03-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N838KC

N838KC is a DeHavilland DH-82A (FAA model TIGER MOTH DH 82A), serial number NL-838. The FAA register lists Mike Smith Aviation International Inc as the registrant in Napa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 29, 1991.

N838KC has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-05-05 Accident · Sonoma, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX01LA165
Reported aircraft: De Havilland Tiger Moth DH 82A
Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to properly flush out the fuel system after the header tank became submerged in water, which precipitated a loss of engine power and forced landing in a soft open dirt area.
1998-11-05 Accident · Petaluma, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX99LA025A
Reported aircraft: de Havilland Tiger Moth DH 82A
Probable cause: Failure of the pilot in the Tiger Moth to see and avoid traffic. A contributing factor was the delayed reaction of the student pilot in the Cessna to initiate a turnoff of the taxiway once it became apparent that the other airplane did not see him.

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.