We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Smith Miniplane
Model
DSA-1
Year
1968
Serial number
14
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A10E93
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming 0-235 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
115 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1984 – 2013Individual ownerHouston, TX
until 1934Individual ownerWinterset, IA · different airframe: Travel Air 2000 S/N 186
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jul 15, 1984 · Brookshire, TX
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AN UNMARKED WIRE AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APCH. AFTER THE COLLISION THE PLT WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE ACFT AND CRASH LANDED ABOUT 250 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. THE IMPACT SNAPPED OFF ONE GEAR AND FOLDED THE OTHER. THEACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE GRASS. THE PLT THOUGHT HE COULD HAVE MISSED THE WIRE IF HE HAD SEEN IT. THE PLT RECOMMENDED MARKER BALLS ON THE TOP WIRE. ACCORDING…
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.