# N138PM: 2018 Phillips Michael G VANS RV-8, registration cancelled 2021-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Phillips Michael G VANS RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-michael-g-vans-rv-8) (registry code 05637FK)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-a1e) (registry code 41851)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 81895
- Year built: 2018
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 2018
- Certificate issued: February 21, 2018
- Last registry action: February 21, 2018
- Mode S code: A09A3A
- Owner when cancelled: [Phillips Michael G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20MICHAEL%20G)
- Location: [Westchester, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Westchester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9424° N, 118.4161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90045, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138PM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138PM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138PM-2021-06-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Phillips Michael G VANS RV-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-michael-g-vans-rv-8.md

## 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 WPR20LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA237), Jul 24, 2020: Vans Vans RV-8 (N138PM), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low of an altitude to recover.

## 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 20200724011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200724011529A), Jul 24, 2020: Phillips Michael G VANS RV-8 (N138PM), Tehachapi, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 24, 2020, at 1159 PDT, N138PM, an experimental, operating amateur built RV-8, stalled/spun and impacted the roof of a commercial building at the…

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