# Accident 20220619010659A: Smith Miniplane DSA-1, Union, NE, June 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Union, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8181° N, 95.8475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8181&lon=-95.8475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208C-2023-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (registry code 83501NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-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: SMITH MINIPLANE DSA-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290-D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220619010659A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 19, 2022 THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A SMITH MINIPLANE DSA-1, DEPARTED FROM THE MILLARD AIRPORT IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 29 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KMLE THE PILOT MADE A TURN TO HEAD BACK TO KMLE AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER TO THE ENGINE, THE PILOT STEERED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES EAST OF UNION, NE AND APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. THE PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES, TO INCLUDE FRACTURED RIBS AND A FACE LACERATION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR, WINGS, TAIL AND ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN22LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA260), Jun 19, 2022: Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (N208C), Union, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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