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N12312

Smith MINIPLANE

Valid Illinois

N12312 is a Smith MINIPLANE, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1964. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Kewanee, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 31, 1996 and expires on July 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 25, 1980.

Aircraft

Maker
Smith
Model
MINIPLANE
Serial number
DSA-R1
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-290 SERIES · 140 hp
Seats
1
Year built
1964
Cruising speed
86 mph
Transponder code
A0616D (octal 50060555)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 31, 1996
Expires
July 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 26, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · July 25, 1980
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00320460

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Carbiener Ross E
Type
Individual
Address
3515 Midland Rd
Kewanee, IL 61443-8324

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data