# Accident 19790212002769A: Amtrsm DSA1, Jonesboro, AR, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1674, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1674-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 83501LW, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM DSA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,507 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED.ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE RESULTING FORCED LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW79DPG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG18), Feb 12, 1979: Smith Minpl BSA1 (N1674), Jonesboro, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1674 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840714034509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714034509A), Jul 14, 1984: Amtrsm DSA1 (N1674), Brookshire, TX, Substantial damage. During approach for landing engine quit and aircraft collided with wires and crashed.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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