NTSB investigations: Smith Miniplane DSA-1, CA

3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Smith Miniplane DSA-1. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19822026

NTSB investigations: Smith Miniplane DSA-1, CA per year, 1982–2026: 3 cases
1982	1
1985	1
1988	1

Where

Open the map

Latest cases

Query with SQL

SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('83501K9', '835010A', '835010D', '835010U', '835010Z', '83501L5', '83501LD', '83501LV', '83501N7', '83501S1', '83501SV', '83501V4', '83501VD', '83501VG', '83501VP', '83501XJ', '83501YM', '83501Z3', '835010P', '835010R', '83501LK', '83501LW', '83501M1', '83501MF', '83501MR', '83501NX', '83501P3', '83501Q4', '83501Q9', '83501QD', '83501QJ', '83501QP', '83501RP', '83501RV', '83501RX', '83501RY', '83501S3', '83501SF', '83501SR', '83501ST', '83501T7', '83501TB', '83501U8', '83501UH', '83501UT', '83501UZ', '83501V9', '83501VJ', '83501VZ', '83501W5', '83501WK', '83501WV', '83501X1', '83501X4', '83501XM', '83501YB', '83501YS', '83501ZA', '83501ZH', '83501ZT')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('83501K9', '835010A', '835010D', '835010U', '835010Z', '83501L5', '83501LD', '83501LV', '83501N7', '83501S1', '83501SV', '83501V4', '83501VD', '83501VG', '83501VP', '83501XJ', '83501YM', '83501Z3', '835010P', '835010R', '83501LK', '83501LW', '83501M1', '83501MF', '83501MR', '83501NX', '83501P3', '83501Q4', '83501Q9', '83501QD', '83501QJ', '83501QP', '83501RP', '83501RV', '83501RX', '83501RY', '83501S3', '83501SF', '83501SR', '83501ST', '83501T7', '83501TB', '83501U8', '83501UH', '83501UT', '83501UZ', '83501V9', '83501VJ', '83501VZ', '83501W5', '83501WK', '83501WV', '83501X1', '83501X4', '83501XM', '83501YB', '83501YS', '83501ZA', '83501ZH', '83501ZT'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('83501K9', '835010A', '835010D', '835010U', '835010Z', '83501L5', '83501LD', '83501LV', '83501N7', '83501S1', '83501SV', '83501V4', '83501VD', '83501VG', '83501VP', '83501XJ', '83501YM', '83501Z3', '835010P', '835010R', '83501LK', '83501LW', '83501M1', '83501MF', '83501MR', '83501NX', '83501P3', '83501Q4', '83501Q9', '83501QD', '83501QJ', '83501QP', '83501RP', '83501RV', '83501RX', '83501RY', '83501S3', '83501SF', '83501SR', '83501ST', '83501T7', '83501TB', '83501U8', '83501UH', '83501UT', '83501UZ', '83501V9', '83501VJ', '83501VZ', '83501W5', '83501WK', '83501WV', '83501X1', '83501X4', '83501XM', '83501YB', '83501YS', '83501ZA', '83501ZH', '83501ZT'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB LAX88DUG01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportSmith DSA-1 · Upland, CAThe pilot reported that he had performed a moderate to severe 'noseover' at 4000 ft AGL. The engine started to run rough and then quit. The pilot stated that he had performed maintenance on the carburetor just prior to this flight. An emergency landing was…Jan 7, 1988 · N2Q · Substantial damage NTSB LAX85LA104Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmith Miniplane DSA-1 · Van Nuys, CAThis was the initial test flt after installation of rebuilt wings. On the takeoff roll, the acft began drifting to the right & the plt corrected with left aileron. He stated that the acft 'whipped violently further to right, caught a wing tip & ground…Jan 10, 1985 · N5111V · Substantial damage NTSB LAX82FVG20Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportSmith Miniplane DSA-1 · Chicago Park, CAThe aircraft crashed while the pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers at low altitude. The impact occurred just below the top of a ridge at the edge of a valley as the pilot was completing a loop. He was performing the loop perpendicular to the ridge, and…Apr 18, 1982 · N103L · Destroyed