# NTSB LAX75DL0R0: M-Saulnier MS93A, N40BF, Lake Arrowhead, CA, January 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1975
- Place: Lake Arrowhead, CA · LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA
- Location: 34.2540° N, 117.1781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arrowhead, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2540&lon=-117.1781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DL0R0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DL0R0

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0080  75/1/11    LAKE ARROWHEAD,CA   M-SAULNIER MS93A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N40BF               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SQUINTS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ARROWHEAD,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT CLAIMED WIND SHEAR EFFECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40BF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: M-SAULNIER MS93A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Squints Ranch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750111000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750111000919A), Jan 11, 1975: Socata MS894A, Lake Arrowhead, CA, Substantial damage. Plt claimed wind shear effect.

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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