# N138H: 1991 Hansche Bruce D KITFOX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hansche Bruce D KITFOX](https://openairdocs.org/model/hansche-bruce-d-kitfox) (registry code 056162G, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 138
- Year built: 1991
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 2005
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1990
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A09998
- Registered owner: [Hansche Bruce D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSCHE%20BRUCE%20D)
- Location: [Edgewood, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Edgewood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0759° N, 106.1829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87015, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138H

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 (Hansche Bruce D KITFOX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N138H.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20241129020329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241129020329I), Nov 29, 2024: Hansche Bruce D KITFOX (N138H), Edgewood, NM, Minor damage. On the morning of November 29, 2024 at airport 1N1, a pilot holding a private pilot certificate, was performing taxi and flight tests of a Kitfox airplane…

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N138H

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N138H before.

- [Cancelled 1980-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138H-1980-01-18): Douglas DC3C, S/N 9904, built 1959. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Basler Flight Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASLER%20FLIGHT%20SERVICE%20INC), [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- [Cancelled 1932-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138H-1932-02-15): Loening C-2-C, S/N 235, built 1929. Owner: [Kohler Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOHLER%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)

## Related

- Other Hansche Bruce D KITFOX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hansche-bruce-d-kitfox/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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