# N27JD: Duffy James W SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Duffy James W SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1](https://openairdocs.org/model/duffy-james-w-smith-miniplane-dsa1) (registry code 8350263, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1994
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A2A4EF
- Registered owner: [Desouza Ferdinand E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESOUZA%20FERDINAND%20E)
- Location: [El Prado, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/El%20Prado)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.4512° N, 105.6666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87529, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27JD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27JD

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Duffy James W SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA132), Jun 15, 1991: Duffy Smith Mini Plane (N27JD), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND SUBSEQUENT STALL.

## NTSB investigations on N27JD not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA225), Jul 20, 1984: de Havilland DHC-1B (N27JD), Greenwood, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19910615021959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615021959A), Jun 15, 1991: Amtrsm MINIPLANE* (N27JD), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Drifted on liftoff on maiden flight in nose high atitude. Aborted and hit runway nose down wing low. Cartwheeled.
- [Incident 19901209060129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209060129I), Dec 9, 1990: Amtrsm DSA1 (N27JD), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped during a high speed taxi test. There was no intent for flight.

## Reports on N27JD not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N27JD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19840720033709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720033709A), Jul 20, 1984: Dhav DHC1B2S3 (N27JD), Greenwood, MS, Destroyed. Pulled up in steep climb on takeoff. Rolled and dived into ground. Possibly incapacitation from arteriosclerosis.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Duffy James W SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/duffy-james-w-smith-miniplane-dsa1/aircraft.md

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