Single-engine piston

N289RF

1986 Homebuilt SMITH MINIPLN DSA-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Waldron, IN
Registration record

N289RF on the FAA register

Type
1986 Homebuilt SMITH MINIPLN DSA-1
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Waldron, IN
Certificate issued
2019-11-26
Airworthiness date
2026-07-23
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2F0E7
Mode S (octal)
50570347
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2019-11-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N289RF.
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
Overview

About N289RF

N289RF is a 1986 Homebuilt SMITH MINIPLN DSA-1, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Waldron, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 26, 2019 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 23, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N289RF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N289RF.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.