# N1860: 1967 Smith-Poston BY-PLANE, registration cancelled 2012-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Smith-Poston BY-PLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-poston-by-plane) (registry code 8350160)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RP-003
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1979
- Last registry action: December 19, 1991
- Mode S code: A1594E
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9100° N, 95.6588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77095, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1860
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1860
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1860-2012-08-01

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-Poston BY-PLANE: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-poston-by-plane.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 LAX83LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA309), Jun 25, 1983: Smith-Poston BI-PLANE (N1860), Banning, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19830625026689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830625026689A), Jun 25, 1983: Amtr BYPLANE (N1860), Banning, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Struck a ditch landing in desert. Fuel gauge was known to be inoperative prior takeoff.

## Other aircraft with N1860

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1860): Cirrus Design SF50, S/N 0263, built 2021
- [Cancelled 1928-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1860-1928-09-28): Lincoln LINCOLN PAGE 3, S/N 131, built 1927. Owner: [Bowen William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWEN%20WILLIAM%20E), [Council Bluffs, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Council%20Bluffs)

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