# N6138S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 25, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6138S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6138S

## Aircraft that carried N6138S

- [Cancelled 2009-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6138S-2009-09-25): Cessna TR182, S/N R18201623, built 1980. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Bmi Contractors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BMI%20CONTRACTORS%20INC), [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)
- [Cancelled 1965-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6138S-1965-11-17): Air & Space America 18A, S/N 18-46. Owner: [Abbe Horace E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABBE%20HORACE%20E), [Elyria, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Elyria)

## NTSB investigations on N6138S (2)

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 SEA92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA123), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna TR182 (N6138S), Baker, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS INCLUDE UNFAVORABLE, GUSTY WINDS.
- [NTSB CHI66A0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0032), Oct 7, 1965: Air Space 18A (N6138S), Muncie, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6138S (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 19920609019139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609019139A), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna TR182 (N6138S), Baker, OR, Substantial damage. Bounced porpoised on landing. Ran off runway and struck a ditch.

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