# N5023D: Pickel Arnold F SMITH DSA1 MINIPLANE, registration cancelled 1992-06-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 2, 1992
- Exported to: Sweden
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Pickel Arnold F SMITH DSA1 MINIPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/pickel-arnold-f-smith-dsa1-miniplane) (registry code 8350236)
- Serial number: 7337
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1980
- Last registry action: January 14, 1989
- Mode S code: A64423
- Owner when cancelled: [Pickel Arnold F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PICKEL%20ARNOLD%20F)
- Location: [Covington, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Covington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1347° N, 87.4278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47932, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5023D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5023D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5023D-1992-06-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Pickel Arnold F SMITH DSA1 MINIPLANE: https://openairdocs.org/model/pickel-arnold-f-smith-dsa1-miniplane.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 CHI84LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA393), Sep 18, 1984: Pickel Smith Miniplane (N5023D), Covington, IN, 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 19840918049529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840918049529A), Sep 18, 1984: Amtrsm DSA1 (N5023D), Covington, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot enlarged landing gear wheel retaining nut hole to fit cotter key. Key did not go through axle. Wheel came off

## Other aircraft with N5023D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5023D): Aerostar International RXS-8, S/N RXS83092
- [Cancelled 1958-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5023D-1958-07-17): Cessna 182A, S/N 51123. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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