# Accident 19910804032049A: Amtrsm DSA1, Kingman, AZ, August 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1991, 08:00 local time
- Place: Kingman, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2408° N, 113.7591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2408&lon=-113.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4077K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4077K-1995-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 83501P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM DSA1
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,579 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804032049A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GROUND WHILE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL ACROBATICS. BLAMED WINDSHEAR. WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

## 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 LAX91LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA348), Aug 4, 1991: Experimental DSA-1 (N4077K), Kingman, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE TO ENSURE TERRAIN CLEARANCE WHILE CONDUCTING LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS, RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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