# Accident 20010722038019A: Amtr DSA1, Sultan, WA, July 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2001, 19:20 local time
- Place: Sultan, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8491° N, 121.7410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8491&lon=-121.7410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53BT-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor Robert H SMITH MINI DSA-1 (registry code 8350237, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-robert-h-smith-mini-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DSA1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722038019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESS' AND PILOT'S ACCOUNT, THE PILOT LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB. PILOT PROCEEDED TO PARACHUTE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 SEA01LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA141), Jul 22, 2001: Taylor Smith Mini DSA-1 (N53BT), Sultan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation/loss of the bolt and castle nut which connected the elevator bellcrank to the control stick pushrod resulting in a disconnect between the cockpit and the control surface and…

## Other reports on N53BT (1)

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

- [Accident 19840505018692A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505018692A), May 5, 1984: Amtrsm DSA1 (N53BT), Hayward, CA, Substantial damage. Formation flight landed and N53BT was turning on taxiway in front of N3528 who was unable to stop.

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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