# N1163: 1967 Smith Miniplane DSA-1, registration cancelled 2011-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (registry code 83501Q4)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LMW-1
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1979
- Last registry action: June 7, 2006
- Mode S code: A0453E
- Location: [Charleston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Charleston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3186° N, 81.7743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25309, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1163
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1163-2011-01-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Smith Miniplane DSA-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1.md

## 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 19790820032609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820032609I), Aug 20, 1979: Amtrsm MINIPLNEDSA1 (N1163), Buckhannon, WV, Minor damage. Zd gear bungee broke on landing, aircraft veered and ran into fence.

## Other aircraft with N1163

- [Cancelled 2019-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1163-2019-09-06): Precisionhawk HAWKEYE MKIII LANCAS, S/N 001235-2. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Precision Hawk USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRECISION%20HAWK%20USA%20INC), [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- [Cancelled 1930-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1163-1930-03-26): Sopwith SOPWITH CAMEL, S/N UNKNOWN. Owner: [Noyes Dewey L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOYES%20DEWEY%20L), [Mckeesport, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Mckeesport)

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