Single-engine piston

N8505G

1982 Homebuilt SMITH DSA1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
THA01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Effingham, IL
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Registration record

N8505G on the FAA register

Type
1982 Homebuilt SMITH DSA1
Serial
THA01
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Effingham, IL
Certificate issued
2024-01-27
Airworthiness date
1983-06-01
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABAA66
Mode S (octal)
52725146
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N8505G.
  • 1983-06-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N8505G

N8505G is a 1982 Homebuilt SMITH DSA1, serial number THA01. It is registered to an individual in Effingham, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 1, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8505G.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8505G.

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.