# NTSB IAD73FLQ24: Smith DSA-1, N8890, Elizabethtown, KY, April 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1973
- Place: Elizabethtown, KY · ELIZABETHTOWN, KY
- Location: 37.6987° N, 85.8767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethtown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6987&lon=-85.8767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FLQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0791   73/4/8    ELIZABETHTOWN,KY    SMITH DSA-1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 423
        TIME - 1230                    N8890               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTOWN,KY            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DRG L TURN PLT LOST CTL.ACFT STARTED TO MUSH L WING WAS THEN OBSVD TO DROP SHARPLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8890](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8890-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 102-M, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH DSA-1
- Registry model: [Farris-Smith Miniplane DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/farris-smith-miniplane-dsa-1) (registry code 83501DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elizabetntown

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730408007259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730408007259A), Apr 8, 1973: Amtr 83501DB, Elizabethtown, KY, Substantial damage. Drg l turn plt lost ctl. Acft started to mush l wing was then obsvd to drop sharply.

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.

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