# N479MA: 1982 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, registration cancelled 2013-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2013
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 1553 S.A.
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1993
- Certificate issued: November 26, 2013
- Last registry action: November 26, 2013
- Mode S code: A5E39D
- Owner when cancelled: [Air 1st Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%201ST%20INC)
- Location: [Aiken, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Aiken)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6419° N, 81.6141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29805, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N479MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=479MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479MA-2013-11-26

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 (11)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX2437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2437), Apr 27, 1997: RESISTOR. FAILED. TEMPERATURE INDICATING UNIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 97ZZZX2148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2148), Feb 27, 1997: RESISTOR. DEFECTIVE. CANNOT ADJUST COMPENSATING RESISTOR. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 95ZZZX5503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5503), Aug 22, 1995: RESISTOR. DEFECTIVE. ERRATIC TEMP INDICATIONS AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS. WORKS FINE UPON INITIAL START-UP. REPLACED WTH NEW UNIT(S) CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 96ZZZX514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX514), Aug 20, 1995: SPINNER. CRACKED. SPINNER CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- [SDR 95ZZZX7025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX7025), Mar 10, 1995: ENGINE. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT LEVEL FLIGHT 17,000 FEET NORMAL TORQUE FOR BOTH ENGINES. TEMPS NORMAL, FUEL FLOW NORMAL. LEFT ENGINE WENT TO ZERO TORQUE, FLUCTUATED SOME. EGT REMAINED
- [SDR 95ZZZX6943](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6943), Mar 8, 1995: NOZZLE ASSY. DEFECTIVE. ENGINE WILL NOT START. HIGH EGT AND HUNG AT 24 PERCENT RPM. NOZZLE FOUND LEAKING PER SPECS.
- [SDR 95ZZZX6942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6942), Mar 8, 1995: NOZZLE ASSY. DEFECTIVE. ENGINE WILL NOT START. HIGH EGT AND HUNG AT 24 PERCENT RPM. NOZZLE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE EJECTING A SOLID STREAM PER SPECS.
- [SDR 95ZZZX6941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6941), Mar 8, 1995: NOZZLE ASSY. DEFECTIVE. ENGINE WILL NOT START. HIGH EGT AND HUNG AT 24 PERCENT RPM. FOUND PRIMARY SIDE OF NOZZLE PLUGGED, EXCEPT FOR SOLID THIN STREAM AT 40 DEGREE PATTERN POSITION, PE
- [SDR 95ZZZX6940](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6940), Mar 8, 1995: NOZZLE ASSY. DEFECTIVE. ENGINE WILL NOT START. HIGH EGT AND HUNG AT 24 PERCENT RPM. FOUND PRIMARY SIDE OF NOZZLE PLUGGED, EXCEPT FOR SOLID THIN STREAM AT 40 DEGREE PATTERN POSITION, PE
- [SDR 95ZZZX6939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6939), Mar 8, 1995: NOZZLE ASSY. DEFECTIVE. ENGINE WILL NOT START. HIGH EGT AND HUNG AT 24 PERCENT RPM. NOZZLE FOUND TO BE SPLITTING PER SPECS.
- [SDR 95ZZZX6938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6938), Mar 8, 1995: NOZZLE ASSY. NOT TORQUED. ENGINE WILL NOT START. HIGH EGT AND HUNG AT 24 PERCENT RPM. UNABLE TO TEST HIGH CROSS FLOW. HEAD NOT TORQUED PER SPECS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19881125068659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881125068659I), Nov 25, 1988: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N479MA), Salt Lake City, UT. Loss of rudder control after rotation. Plane rolled but pilot recovered. Safe emergency landing. Cause undetermined
- [Incident 19880514032709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514032709I), May 14, 1988: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N479MA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Pilot feathered both engines on rollout. Engine fire on restart. Improper pilot procedures.

## Other aircraft with N479MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N479MA): Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-505, S/N 50500042, built 2010

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