# Accident 19740713017519A: Socata MS894A, Pittstown, NJ, July 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1974
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49BF-1989-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A (registry code 8402842, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms894a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS894A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,439 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713017519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MAIN GR STRUCK RAISED PORTION ON APCH END OF RWY 24.RWY RAISED APRX 12IN FM TRRN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75FHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA02), Jul 13, 1974: Rallye 220 (N49BF), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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