# Accident 19820418012609A: Amtrsm MINIPLNEDSA1, Chicago Park, CA, April 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1982, 14:22 local time
- Place: Chicago Park, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N103L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103L-1983-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 83501ZT, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM MINIPLNEDSA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418012609A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX82FVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVG20), Apr 18, 1982: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (N103L), Chicago Park, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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