# N832US: 1993 US/Lta 138S, registration cancelled 2013-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [US/Lta 138S](https://openairdocs.org/model/us-lta-138s) (registry code 9230500)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS AS2NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/AS2NM), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 002
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Blimp/Dirigible
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1993
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1993
- Last registry action: July 11, 2008
- Mode S code: AB619B
- Owner when cancelled: [U S/L T A Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%2FL%20T%20A%20CORP)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0477° N, 123.2309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97402, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N832US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=832US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N832US-2013-10-21

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 US/Lta 138S: https://openairdocs.org/model/us-lta-138s.md

## NTSB investigations (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 BFO93FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA107), Jul 4, 1993: US/Lta 138S Airship (N832US), New York, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE DESIGN OF, AND DESIGN STANDARDS FOR, THE AIRSHIP WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENVELOPE FAILURE FOLLOWING SEPARATION OF A PORTION OF THE NIGHT SIGN EQUIPMENT.
- [NTSB LAX93IA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93IA235), May 25, 1993: US/Lta 138-S (N832US), Santa Maria, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SPECIFICATIONS IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF A RUDDER CONTROL TUBE ROD END BEARING BY THE AIRSHIP MANUFACTURER.

## Other aircraft with N832US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N832US): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, S/N 53259, built 1991

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