# N38863: 1917 Thomas Morse S4C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thomas Morse S4C](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-morse-s4c) (registry code 0761157, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Lerhone TYPE C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lerhone-type-c) (registry code 40001)
- Serial number: 38663
- Year built: 1917
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 14, 2019
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A47C48
- Registered owner: [Tsi Holdco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TSI%20HOLDCO%20INC)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8458° N, 76.0920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23452, 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=38863
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38863

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 (Thomas Morse S4C)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lerhone TYPE C)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N38863.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N38863.

## 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 N38863

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N38863 before.

- [Cancelled 1976-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38863-1976-06-10): Piper J5A, S/N 51083, built 1941. Sale reported. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## Related

- Other Thomas Morse S4C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-morse-s4c/aircraft.md
- The Lerhone TYPE C engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lerhone-type-c.md

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