# N40DB: 1976 Butzbach SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Butzbach SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1](https://openairdocs.org/model/butzbach-smith-miniplane-dsa1) (registry code 8350221)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: DWB-1
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAGIAN%20RODNEY%20W)
- Location: [Escondido, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Escondido)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2110° N, 117.1250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92026, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40DB-2017-04-07

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 Butzbach SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1: https://openairdocs.org/model/butzbach-smith-miniplane-dsa1.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 LAX03LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA289), Sep 16, 2003: Butzbach Smith Miniplane DSA1 (N40DB), Escondido, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## 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 20030915023349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030915023349A), Sep 15, 2003: Amtr DSA1 (N40DB), Lake Wohlford, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-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…

## Other aircraft with N40DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40DB): Robinson Helicopter R66, S/N 1220, built 2023

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