# N3986: 1975 Smith Miniplane DSA-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (registry code 835010D, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: OBT-1
- Year built: 1975
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 23, 2019
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4A3AB
- Registered owner: [Harter James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTER%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Centerville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Centerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6031° N, 84.1560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45458, 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=3986
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3986

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 (Smith Miniplane DSA-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3986.

## 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.

- [Incident 20220524008221I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220524008221I), May 24, 2022: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (N3986), Lebanon, OH, Minor damage. After landing and taxiing back to the hangar, pilot performed "s" turns, as the high pitched nose during taxi obstructs forward view. This can be the case with…

## 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 N3986

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3986 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3986-1948-03-15): Waco 10, S/N 1192, built 1928. Owner: [De Way M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DE%20WAY%20M), [Folkston, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Folkston)

## Related

- Other Smith Miniplane DSA-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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