# NTSB LAX75FUQ21: M-Saulnier MS894A, N43BF, Inyokern, CA, January 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1975
- Place: Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
- Location: 35.6544° N, 117.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inyokern, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6544&lon=-117.8195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ21

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0099  75/1/25    INYOKERN,CA         M-SAULNIER MS894A   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 6050
        TIME - 1500                    N43BF               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INYOKERN-KERN CTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INYOKERN,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43BF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43BF), registered now, S/N 11931, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: M-SAULNIER MS894A
- Registry model: [S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms894a) (registry code 8402842) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inyokern-Kern Cty

## 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 19750125001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750125001249A), Jan 25, 1975: Socata MS894A, Inyokern, CA, Substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.