# N8890: 1970 Farris-Smith Miniplane DSA-1, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Farris-Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/farris-smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (registry code 83501DB)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 102-M
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 1972
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1973
- Last registry action: February 10, 2004
- Mode S code: AC419C
- Owner when cancelled: [Rauter Rudolph W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAUTER%20RUDOLPH%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Elizabethtown, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Elizabethtown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7032° N, 85.8395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42701, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8890
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8890
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8890-2013-05-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Farris-Smith Miniplane DSA-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/farris-smith-miniplane-dsa-1.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 IAD73FLQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLQ24), Apr 8, 1973: Smith DSA-1 (N8890), Elizabethtown, KY, substantial damage

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