# NTSB IAD76DIJ08: Smith DSA1, N138L, Abingdon, VA, October 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1975
- Place: Abingdon, VA · ABINGDON, VA
- Location: 36.7067° N, 81.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abingdon, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7067&lon=-81.9716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DIJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DIJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3558  75/10/25   ABINGDON,VA         SMITH DSA1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 540
        TIME - 1205                    N138L               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIRGINIA HIGHLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABINGDON,VA                 ROANOKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOST CTL,ACFT VEERED R OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N138L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138L), registered now, S/N R1, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH DSA1
- Registry model: [Lovelace SMITH MINIPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/lovelace-smith-miniplane) (registry code 83501E1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Virginia Highland

## 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 19751025034649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751025034649A), Oct 25, 1975: Amtr 8350141, Abingdon, VA, Substantial damage. Lost ctl,acft veered r off rwy.

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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