N1869S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Smitrovich John W SE5A REPLICA built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 2, 2010 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Smitrovich John W SE5A REPLICA cancelled June 2, 2010
- Serial number
- 078258
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1984
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- May 14, 1982
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 2009
- Last owner
- Smitrovich John W (Individual)
Naples, FL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N1869S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Smitrovich SE-5A REPLICA · serial 078258
A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND HIS IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS WHICH LED TO FUEL EXHAUTION.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site