Larson Smith Miniplane DSA-1 accident near Blackduck, MN
On July 4, 1999, a Larson Smith Miniplane DSA-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blackduck, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 4, 1999
- Place
- Blackduck, MN
- Aircraft
- Larson Smith Miniplane DSA-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.720°N, 94.540°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19163
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 3, 1999, at 2020 central daylight time, a Larson Smith Miniplane DSA-1, owned and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering near Blackduck, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The local flight departed a private airstrip near Blackduck, Minnesota, at 2000. A witness to the accident stated that the pilot arrived at the private airstrip around 1940 and mentioned that he would be going for a local aerobatic flight. The witness stated that the pilot departed the airstrip approximately 20-minutes after he arrived. The witness stated that the aircraft had completed a series of loops, rolls, and hammerheads prior to the time of the accident. The witness stated that the aircraft was conducting the maneuvers around 3,000 feet above ground level (agl). The witness reported that during one of the recoveries from a hammerhead maneuver the aircraft stalled and entered a nose-low spiraling path towards the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, born March 1, 1963, was the holder of a private pilot certificate with privileges for single engine land airplanes. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records indicate that the pilot's last aviation medical examination was preformed on May 5, 1995. The pilot possessed an expired third-class medical with no limitat
Probable cause
Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the aerobatic maneuvers being flown by the pilot and the encountered spiral.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
