# N454MA: 1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, registration cancelled 2006-10-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 18, 2006 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (registry code 5780460) - Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514) - Data sheets: [TCDS A10SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 1535 S.A. - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: August 21, 1981 - Certificate issued: January 15, 1999 - Last registry action: September 16, 2004 - Mode S code: A5820C - Owner when cancelled: [Flight Line Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20LINE%20INC) - Location: [Watkins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Watkins) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7122° N, 104.5941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80137, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454MA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=454MA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454MA-2006-10-18 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Mitsubishi MU-2B-60: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60.md ## Service difficulty reports (6) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 97ZZZX5067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5067), Sep 22, 1997: BYPASS VALVE. FAILED. BYPASS VALVE UNIT INOPERATIVE. OIL TEMPERATURE REDLINES ON GROUND. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 97ZZZX2960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2960), Jan 7, 1997: VALVE. FAILED. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTALLATION. VALVE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 97ZZZX2961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2961), Jan 6, 1997: VALVE. STUCK. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTALLATION. VALVE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. DATE: 6-9-97. - [SDR 96ZZZX2941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2941), May 6, 1996: SPINNER. CRACKED. SPINNER CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 96ZZZX513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX513), Sep 22, 1995: SPINNER. CRACKED. SPINNER CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM. - [SDR 95ZZZX5291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5291), Mar 3, 1995: SOLENOID VALVE. FAILED. SOLENOID VALVE NO RESPONSE WHEN POWERED. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT(S) CORRECTED PROBLEM. ## NTSB investigations (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 DFW05FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA202), Aug 4, 2005: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N454MA), Parker, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to fly a stabilized instrument approach at night which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were; the dark night, low clouds, the inadequate design and… ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20050804020879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804020879A), Aug 4, 2005: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N454MA), Denver, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 4, 2005, at approximately 0206 mountain daylight time, a twin-engine mitsubishi MU-2B-60 turbo-prop airplane, N454MA, was destroyed when it… - [Incident 20040204002439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040204002439I), Feb 4, 2004: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N454MA), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) After landing in Indianapolis International Airport, the pilot was taxiing to the Raytheon ramp to park the aircraft, when ground crew noticed fire… - [Incident 19920617023249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617023249I), Jun 17, 1992: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N454MA), Jackson, WY. Vibration after liftoff. Returned. Rudder trim tab control rod had broken and flap was flapping. ## Other aircraft with N454MA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454MA): Cessna 525, S/N 525-0286, built 1998 - [Cancelled 1974-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454MA-1974-02-12): Mitsubishi MU-2B-20, S/N 294, built 1973. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Mu-2 Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MU-2%20CORP), [San Angelo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Angelo) --- 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.