# N138ZX: 2006 M-Squared SPRINT 1000

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [M-Squared SPRINT 1000](https://openairdocs.org/model/m-squared-sprint-1000) (registry code 05904V1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 618](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-618) (registry code 55578)
- Serial number: 000582DT
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 2009
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2024
- Expires: March 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A09B3E
- Registered owner: [Smeltzer Paul C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMELTZER%20PAUL%20C)
- Location: [Texarkana, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Texarkana)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4449° N, 93.8948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71854, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138ZX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138ZX

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 (M-Squared SPRINT 1000)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 618)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN18LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA189), May 22, 2018: M-Squared Sprint 1000 (N138ZX), Gurdon, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate engine maintenance, which resulted in the failure of the MAG piston ring and the subsequent total loss of engine power due to a piston seizure.

## 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.

- [Accident 20180521005729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180521005729A), May 21, 2018: M-Squared Aircraft SPRINT 1000 (N138ZX), Gurdon, AR, Substantial damage. On may 21, 2018 at approximately 1915 CDT, N138ZX a M-Squared, sprint 1000 experimental operating as light sport aircraft, registered to stephen c. pennington…

## 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.

## Related

- Other M-Squared SPRINT 1000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/m-squared-sprint-1000/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 618 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-618.md

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