# Urban Air Sro SAMBA XXL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 060003N, 060006A
- Manufacturer (registry): URBAN AIR SRO
- Model: SAMBA XXL
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/urban-air-sro-samba-xxl

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 (2)

- [N453MD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N453MD): [Clark Michael D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20MICHAEL%20D), [Coupeville, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Coupeville), built 2007, S/N SAXL46
- [N827XL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827XL): [Womack William A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOMACK%20WILLIAM%20A), [Captain Cook, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Captain%20Cook), built 2007, S/N SAXL48

## 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 WPR13FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA376), Aug 16, 2013: Urban Air Sro Samba XXL (N19UA), Carson City, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20130816017519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130816017519A), Aug 16, 2013: Urban Air Sro SAMBA XXL (N19UA), Stagecoach, NV, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. The aircraft impacted the ground on a dry lakebed, in a nose down attitude, with no spin rotation evident. Prior to the impact, the portable GPS recovered from…
- [Incident 20080920854209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080920854209I), Sep 20, 2008: Urbana SAMBAXXL (N827XL), Mokuleia, HI, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing on the nose landing gear (NLG). The aircraft landed on the main runway at Dillingham Airfield. Pilot stated he landed with half flaps…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Distar CZ A S SAMBA XXL](https://openairdocs.org/model/distar-cz-a-s-samba-xxl): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 06001CE

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain, except the copies of manufacturers’ service documents, which belong to their rights holders.