# Accident 19770709020579A: Socata MS893A, Fields, OR, July 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1977
- Place: Fields, OR
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.2643° N, 118.6752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fields, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2643&lon=-118.6752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101GT-2009-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morane Saulnier MS893E (registry code 5910314, https://openairdocs.org/model/morane-saulnier-ms893e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS893A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770709020579A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTS A/S IND READS HIGH.TKOF WITH CARB HEAT ON.DENSITY ALT ABT 7050FT.

## 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 SEA77DYK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK18), Jul 9, 1977: M-Saulnier MS893E (N101GT), Fields, OR, 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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