# NTSB MKC72FCJ21: Smith DSA, N1152, Lincoln, NE, August 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1971
- Place: Lincoln, NE · LINCOLN, NE
- Location: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-96.6670&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4332  71/8/29    LINCOLN,NEBR        SMITH DSA           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 528
        TIME - 1620                    N1152               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAHOO,NEBR                  LINCOLN,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- X-WIND LDG,EXCESSIVE BRAKING CAUSED ACFT TO NOSE OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1152](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1152-2012-05-24), registration cancelled 2012-05-24, S/N G.M.66, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH DSA
- Registry model: [Smith Miniplane DSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-dsa) (registry code 83501K5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lincoln Mun

## Other investigations on N1152 (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 MKC75DCJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ61), Jun 26, 1975: Smith Mini (N1152), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage

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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