# N966MA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 12, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=966MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N966MA

## Aircraft that carried N966MA

- [Cancelled 2014-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N966MA-2014-11-12): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, S/N 405SA, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [South Coast Tumor Institute A Medical Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20COAST%20TUMOR%20INSTITUTE%20A%20MEDICAL%20CENTER%20INC), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N966MA (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 LAX04FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA165), Mar 12, 2004: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (N966MA), Napa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following a shutdown of the left engine during a night visual approach. A factor contributing to the accident was the dark night.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N966MA (1)

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.

- [Accident 20040311005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040311005139A), Mar 11, 2004: Mtsbsi MU2B40 (N966MA), Napa, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On 03/11/04 around 2030 local, during the approach phase, N966MA mae a steady left descending turn and impacted the water about 3 miles south of the Napa…

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