# Accident 19961130036869A: Mnslnr MS760, Santa Ana, CA, November 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1996, 13:07 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6808° N, 117.8491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6808&lon=-117.8491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2TE-1997-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morane-Saulnier MS760B (registry code 5910106, https://openairdocs.org/model/morane-saulnier-ms760b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNSLNR MS760
- Reported engine: TMECA MARBORE6C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,169 total, 201 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961130036869A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED BOARDING LADDER ATTACHED. OVERSHOT RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. WAKE UPSET. ROLLED INVERTED. HIT BLDG. SPACING INADEQ

## 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 LAX97FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA059), Nov 30, 1996: Morane-Saulnier MS760 II (N2TE), Irvine, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin while maneuvering in a steep banked turn to the landing runway, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors in the accident were:…

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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