Single-engine piston

N85RF

2018 Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane DSA1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Watervliet, MI
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Registration record

N85RF on the FAA register

Type
2018 Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane DSA1
Serial
001
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Watervliet, MI
Certificate issued
2014-04-25
Airworthiness date
2018-10-11
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA67C
Mode S (octal)
52723174
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2014-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N85RF to the current registrant.
  • 2009-09-24
    N85RF previously assigned to a Cirrus SR22-G2 / SR22-G6 / SR22-G3 (s/n 2535); cancelled.
Overview

About N85RF

N85RF is a 2018 Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane DSA1, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Watervliet, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2014 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85-12F engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 11, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85RF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85RF.

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.