# Smith DSA-1

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 835012K, 83501JX, 83501R5
- Manufacturer (registry): SMITH
- 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/smith-dsa-1

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## 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 (2)

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 FTW92LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA153), Jun 7, 1992: Pokorney Smith Mini DSA-1 (N2MP), Groom, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER CONDITION AND THE ROAD SIGN.
- [NTSB LAX70FUM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUM08), May 11, 1970: Smith DSA-1 (N1021), Calipatria, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## 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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