# N65B: Smith MINIPLANE, registration cancelled 1968-12-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 27, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith MINIPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane) (registry code 8350143)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1964
- Mode S code: A88A7A
- Owner when cancelled: [Ray M Bruton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAY%20M%20BRUTON)
- Location: [Central Point, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Central%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65B-1968-12-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-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 SEA69F0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0072), Jul 14, 1968: Smith-Mini DSA-1 (N65B), Hubbard, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N65B

- [Cancelled 2026-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65B-2026-09-02): Sikorsky S-58JT, S/N 58-1589, built 1963. Exported to South Korea. Owner: [Razorbill Acquisitions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAZORBILL%20ACQUISITIONS%20LLC), [Winder, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Winder)

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