# Accident 19750125001249A: Socata MS894A, Inyokern, CA, January 25, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1975
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Inyokern-Kern Cty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 35.6544° N, 117.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inyokern, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6544&lon=-117.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43BF) (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)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS894A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,050 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750125001249A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX75FUQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ21), Jan 25, 1975: M-Saulnier MS894A (N43BF), Inyokern, 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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