# Accident 19750111000919A: Socata MS894A, Lake Arrowhead, CA, January 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1975
- Place: Lake Arrowhead, CA
- Airport: Squints Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.2540° N, 117.1781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arrowhead, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2540&lon=-117.1781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40BF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS894A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DL0R0](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DL0R0) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750111000919A

## Narrative

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

PLT CLAIMED WIND SHEAR EFFECT.

## 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 LAX75DL0R0](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DL0R0), Jan 11, 1975: M-Saulnier MS93A (N40BF), Lake Arrowhead, CA, 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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