# N1438V: 1954 Dbs-1 DBS-1, registration cancelled 2014-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dbs-1 DBS-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dbs-1-dbs-1) (registry code 05603HM)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1-A
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1970
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1955
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A0B159
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith David Basford](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DAVID%20BASFORD)
- Location: [Bel Air, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Bel%20Air)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5443° N, 76.2937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21015, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1438V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1438V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1438V-2014-09-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Dbs-1 DBS-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/dbs-1-dbs-1.md

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