# NTSB UNK65X0847: Smith DSA1, N103R, Linton, IN, November 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1964
- Place: Linton, IN · LINTON, IN
- Location: 39.0355° N, 87.1571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0355&lon=-87.1571&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0847
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0847

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3593  64/11/26   LINTON IND          SMITH DSA1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N103R               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N103R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SMITH DSA1
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Linton

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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