# N138AA: Anduril Industries FALCON

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Anduril Industries FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/anduril-industries-falcon) (registry code 06102I8)
- Serial number: 631
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Mode S code: A098EA
- Registered owner: [Anduril Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDURIL%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6796° N, 117.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92626, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138AA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Anduril Industries FALCON)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N138AA.

## NTSB investigations on N138AA not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI86IA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86IA099), Mar 2, 1986: Douglas DC-10 (N138AA), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N138AA.

## Reports on N138AA not matched to an aircraft (6)

They name N138AA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19921109055379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921109055379I), Nov 9, 1992: Doug DC1030 (N138AA), Chicago, IL. First officer became ill with flu en route. Precautionary landing Chicago to replace first officer. Continued.
- [Incident 19920509025099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920509025099I), May 9, 1992: Doug DC1030 (N138AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. NR2 engine exhaust nozzle separated from aircraft on departure. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19870302022409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870302022409I), Mar 2, 1987: Doug DC1030 (N138AA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. After landing, part of the thrust reverser was found missing and turbine blades damaged.
- [Incident 19860302019329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302019329I), Mar 2, 1986: Doug DC1030 (N138AA), Chicago, IL. Flight engineer became ill one hour before landing on international flight. Declared brain dead the next day.
- [Incident 19840410023949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840410023949I), Apr 10, 1984: Doug DC1030 (N138AA), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Found a portion of number 3 engine left hand core cowl missing upon arrival. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19830118006749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830118006749I), Jan 18, 1983: Doug DC1030 (N138AA), Evansville, IN. Flight attendant sustained a deep cut in left forearm as a result of a falling broken glass decanter.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N138AA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N138AA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR AALA960678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960678), Apr 29, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND FLOORBEAM/FLOORBOARD SUPPORT AT STATION 784 AT THRESHOLD OF FORWARD MID SERVICE CENTER IS HEAVILY CORRODED (UNDER STAINLESS STRIP). REMOVED FLOORBOA

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N138AA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N138AA before.

- [Cancelled 2011-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138AA-2011-04-21): Cessna 152, S/N 15279721, built 1977. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Son & Moon Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SON%20%26%20MOON%20INC), [Winter Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Springs)

## Related

- Other Anduril Industries FALCON aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/anduril-industries-falcon/aircraft.md

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