- Registered owner
- Mike Smith Aviation International Inc
- Location
- Napa, CA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- NL-838
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date
- March 29, 1991
- Certificate issued
- August 20, 2025
- Expires
- August 31, 2032
- Mode S code
- AB76F6
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
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No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB LAX01LA165Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSonoma, CAFailure of the pilot to properly flush out the fuel system after the header tank became submerged in water, which precipitated a loss of engine power and forced landing in a soft open dirt area.NTSB LAX99LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPetaluma, CAFailure of the pilot in the Tiger Moth to see and avoid traffic. A contributing factor was the delayed reaction of the student pilot in the Cessna to initiate a turnoff of the taxiway once it became apparent that the other airplane did not see him.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20010505008869ASchellville/Son, CA(-23)LAX01LA165Accident 19981105039849AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Petaluma, CA(-23) Mr. Copp, PIC of the tiger moth, departed sonoma valley airport enroute to Petaluma airport for autofuel which was not available at sonoma valley airport. Upon landing he exited the runway using a shallow turn off the runway. While turning he looked at…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N838KCGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A aircraft
STCs that may be installed
No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs are matched through the model’s type certificate data sheet, and this registry model isn’t matched to one.