# Klingberg-Smith Miniplane DSA-1

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 83501EQ
- Manufacturer (registry): KLINGBERG-SMITH MINIPLANE
- Model: DSA-1
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 86 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/klingberg-smith-miniplane-dsa-1

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX96LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA085), Jan 7, 1996: Klingberg Miniplane DSA-1 (N66TD), El Cajon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional operation of the aircraft with known mechanical deficiencies in the engine, and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 19960107000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960107000209A), Jan 7, 1996: Amtrsm DSA1 (N66TD), El Cajon, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed in a schoolyard.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/miniplane-dsa-1): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 83501GF
- [Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 83501K9
- [Watson Walter S DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-walter-s-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561941
- [Chenoweth Lee DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/chenoweth-lee-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625OT
- [Reusch Theodore DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/reusch-theodore-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627FD
- [Omarro Dan R DSA 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/omarro-dan-r-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635ZR
- [Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 835010A
- [Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 835010D
- [Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 835010U
- [Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 835010Z
- [R. J. Begin DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/r-j-begin-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 83501A5
- [Ginn DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/ginn-dsa-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 83501DW

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