# Accident 19760713021159A: Socata MS894A, Cliffside, NC, July 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1976
- Place: Cliffside, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.2480° N, 81.7653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cliffside, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2480&lon=-81.7653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44BF) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,592 total, 0 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FKM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760713021159A

## Narrative

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

FLD APRX 600 FT LONG.ACFT FLT MANUAL,TKOF 951FT ASL AT 86 DEG F,1410FT RQRD TO CLR 48FT OBSTACLE.

## 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 IAD76FKM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM43), Jul 13, 1976: M-Saulnier MS894A (N44BF), Cliffside, NC, 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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