# Accident 19860325007619A: Socata MS894A, Wasco, OR, March 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1986, 16:05 local time
- Place: Wasco, OR
- Airport: Wasco State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5890° N, 120.6302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5890&lon=-120.6302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54BF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS894A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 264 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860325007619A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA86LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA082), Mar 26, 1986: Socata MS894A (N54BF), Wasco, 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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