# Accident 19970620015199A: Amtrsm DSA1, Bend, OR, June 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1997
- Place: Bend, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 44.0704° N, 121.2494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0704&lon=-121.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N168RW-1998-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 83501RY, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM DSA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620015199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE NEAR RUNWAY, CRASHED, AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA147), Jun 20, 1997: Wolf Smith M/P DSA-1 (N168RW), Bend, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An inflight propeller blade separation, and a subsequent evasive turn to avoid traffic by the pilot at an inadequate airspeed resulting in an accelerated stall. Factors were excessive power output of…

## Other reports on N168RW (1)

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

- [Incident 19920703043809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703043809I), Jul 3, 1992: Amtrsm DSA1 (N168RW), Bend, OR, Minor damage. Right landing gear strut broke off on landing rollout. Veered off runway. Strut failed at butt welded joint.

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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