# NTSB FTW69A0079: M-Saulnier MS-760, N760M, Evadale, TX, May 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1969
- Place: Evadale, TX · EVADALE, TX
- Location: 30.3291° N, 94.0517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evadale, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3291&lon=-94.0517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1822   69/5/3    EVADALE,TEX         M-SAULNIER MS-760   CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2130                    N760M               PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 590 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            79 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVADALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK 50 FT TREES APRX 1000 FT BEYOND THE RWY END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N760M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N760M-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 1049 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: M-SAULNIER MS-760
- Registry model: [Morane-Saulnier MS760](https://openairdocs.org/model/morane-saulnier-ms760) (registry code 5910102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Evadale

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.

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