Aircraft Description
N3986 is a 1975 Smith Miniplane DSA-1, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Harter James A in Centerville, OH. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 30, 1980. The registration certificate was issued on January 23, 2019. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2029. Powered by a Ama/expr UNKNOWN ENG engine, N3986 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A4A3AB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N3986 was last updated on July 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Smith Miniplane is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 183 Smith Miniplane aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DSA-1 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N3986. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC