# Smith Sport Aire M - 1

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056011K
- Manufacturer (registry): SMITH SPORT AIRE
- Model: M - 1
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 85 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-sport-aire-m-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 CHI79FEM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM29), Jul 15, 1979: Smith Sport Aire (N6171U), Elk Rapids, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19790715017039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715017039A), Jul 15, 1979: Amtrtn SPORTAIRE2 (N6171U), Elk Rapids, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot engaged in buzzing and aerobatics. Aircraft stalled and spun into the ground.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Rapidflight Holdings M1](https://openairdocs.org/model/rapidflight-holdings-m1): 7 registered aircraft, registry code 06102D8
- [Ryan M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-m-1): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 7831211
- [Midget Mustang M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-m-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601Y5
- [Watson Thomas P M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-thomas-p-m-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056048F
- [Maloney Randy Wayne M1](https://openairdocs.org/model/maloney-randy-wayne-m1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607GF
- [Colby Robert D M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/colby-robert-d-m-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056124M
- [Mathews Special M1](https://openairdocs.org/model/mathews-special-m1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056204O
- [Ross Glass M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-glass-m-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634IN
- [Stephen F Thompson M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stephen-f-thompson-m-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056422H
- [Keim Midget Mustang M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/keim-midget-mustang-m-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 16901QT
- [Easter William C M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/easter-william-c-m-1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 1690512
- [Jupiter M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/jupiter-m-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05601PX

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