Smith MINIPLANE DSA-1 N103L

Summary

On 18 April 1982 at about 22:22 local time, a Smith MINIPLANE DSA-1 registered N103L, operated by G.m. Prucha, was involved in an accident near Chicago Park, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 April 1982 at 22:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago Park, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Smith MINIPLANE DSA-1

Registration

N103L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

G.m. Prucha

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Auburn → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FVG20

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE 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 ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOOP, THE PLANE DESCENDED OUT OVER THE VALLEY. NO PRECRASH MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE WAS EVIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.