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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Socata MS894A · Wasco, OR · March 25, 1986

Date
March 25, 1986 · 16:05 local
Place
Wasco, OR
Airport
Wasco State
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54BF
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86LA082
Reported as
Socata MS894A
Reported engine
Franklin 6A350C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
269 total264 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Was low and slow on final. To adjust, added full flaps, then throttle. Struck trees, then the ground.

As the FAA filed it

WAS LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL. TO ADJUST, ADDED FULL FLAPS, THEN THROTTLE. STRUCK TREES, THEN THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.