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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrsm MINIPLNEDSA1 · Chicago Park, CA · April 18, 1982

Date: April 18, 1982 · 14:22 local
Place: Chicago Park, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N103L
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX82FVG20
Reported as: Amtrsm MINIPLNEDSA1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total25 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N103LRegistration cancelled Feb 16, 1983 · Smith Miniplane DSA-1S/N 1010-L Airframe modelSmith Miniplane DSA-1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engaged in low level aerobatics. Struck trees on back side of a loop. Was not endorsed for low level aerobatics.

As the FAA filed it

ENGAGED IN LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS. STRUCK TREES ON BACK SIDE OF A LOOP. WAS NOT ENDORSED FOR LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX82FVG20Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportChicago Park, CAThe aircraft crashed while the pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers at low altitude. The impact occurred just below the top of a ridge at the edge of a valley as the pilot was completing a loop. He was performing the loop perpendicular to the ridge, and…Apr 18, 1982 · Destroyed