# N208C: 1963 Smith Miniplane DSA-1, registration cancelled 2023-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (registry code 83501NX)
- 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: GY-DSA-100
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 24, 2022
- Last registry action: September 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A1AFED
- Owner when cancelled: [Stadjuhan Eric J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STADJUHAN%20ERIC%20J)
- Location: [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1663° N, 96.1883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68136, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=208C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208C-2023-12-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## 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 CEN22LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA260), Jun 19, 2022: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (N208C), Union, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20220619010659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220619010659A), Jun 19, 2022: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (N208C), Union, NE, Substantial damage. On June 19, 2022 the pilot of [privacy data omitted], a Smith Miniplane DSA-1, departed from the millard airport in omaha, Nebraska at approximately 10:00 am.…

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