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N40DB

Cancelled 2017

Deregistered aircraft · 1976 Butzbach SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1 · Continental C85 series

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Cancelled: April 7, 2017
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: DWB-1
Year built: 1976
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: April 28, 1993
Certificate issued: May 28, 1999
Last registry action: August 17, 2005
Mode S code: A4AA95
Owner when cancelled: Gagian Rodney W
Location: Escondido, CA
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelButzbach SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelContinental C85 seriesTCDS E-233 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N40DB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX03LA289Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEscondido, CAThe pilot's low level aerobatic maneuver and his failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain.Sep 16, 2003 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N40DB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20030915023349ADescent · Lake Wohlford, CA(-23) On September 15, 2003 at approximately 1831 local pacific time a smith mini plane, N40DB, piloted by a private pilot from Lake Wohlford, California to an unknown destination, collided with the ground while performing flight maneuvers. The aircraft was…Sep 15, 2003 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N40DB · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N40DB is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

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