# N4453H: 1983 Stits Donald R DS-1, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stits Donald R DS-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-donald-r-ds-1) (registry code 056136N)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1985
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1990
- Last registry action: August 4, 2011
- Mode S code: A55FF9
- Owner when cancelled: [Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAA%20AVIATION%20FOUNDATION%20INC)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4453H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4453H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4453H-2015-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Stits Donald R DS-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-donald-r-ds-1.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19841104073199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841104073199I), Nov 4, 1984: Amtr DS1BABYBIRD (N4453H), Oxnard, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was testing control responses on new aircraft. Crosswind caused wing to drop. Nose and right gear collapsed.

## Other aircraft with N4453H

- [Cancelled 1979-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4453H-1979-02-26): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-0739, built 1978. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Mooney Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOONEY%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Kerrville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kerrville)
- [Cancelled 1962-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4453H-1962-01-03): Piper PA-15, S/N 15-242, built 1948. Owner: [Sorensen Albert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORENSEN%20ALBERT%20E), [Bowman, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bowman)

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