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N5908

Smith MINIPLANE DSA1

Valid Illinois

N5908 is a Smith MINIPLANE DSA1, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Channahon, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 27, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 14, 1980.

Aircraft

Maker
Smith
Model
MINIPLANE DSA1
Serial number
LS1
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C90 SERIES · 95 hp
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
86 mph
Transponder code
A7A0D7 (octal 51720327)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 27, 2024
Expires
September 30, 2031
Last FAA action
September 27, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · May 14, 1980
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00911875

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Bushby Harvey M III
Type
Individual
Address
25154 W Pine St
Channahon, IL 60410-5014

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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