Single-engine piston

N3986

1975 Homebuilt DSA-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
OBT-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Centerville, OH
Registration record

N3986 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Homebuilt DSA-1
Serial
OBT-1
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Centerville, OH
Certificate issued
2019-01-23
Airworthiness date
1980-07-30
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4A3AB
Mode S (octal)
51121653
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N3986 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
  • 1948-03-15
    N3986 previously assigned to a Waco 10 (s/n 1192); cancelled.
Overview

About N3986

N3986 is a 1975 Homebuilt DSA-1, serial number OBT-1. It is registered to an individual in Centerville, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 30, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3986.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3986.

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.