# Accident 19950617036189A: Amtrsm DSA1, Pacoima, CA, June 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1995, 17:07 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2492° N, 118.4100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2492&lon=-118.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8510, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8510-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Joseph A Tupta-Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 835017U, https://openairdocs.org/model/joseph-a-tupta-smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM DSA1
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617036189A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. CRASH LANDED IN DRY WASH. PILOT BELEIVED FUEL LINE BLOCKAGE OR FUEL CONTAMINATION. UNABLE TO VERIFY.

## 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 LAX95LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA212), Jun 18, 1995: Tupta-Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (N8510), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination.

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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