# N50KW: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, registration cancelled 2003-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (registry code 5780460)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 784 S.A.
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 21, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1993
- Last registry action: March 19, 2002
- Mode S code: A6388D
- Owner when cancelled: [Bankair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANKAIR%20INC)
- Location: [West Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/West%20Columbia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9975° N, 81.0972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29169, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50KW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50KW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50KW-2003-12-17

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

## 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 MIA96FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA067), Jan 19, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N50KW), West Columbia, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: a total loss of power on one engine for undetermined reasons, and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC) resulting in an in-flight loss of control. Contributing to the accident was…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19960119000789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960119000789A), Jan 19, 1996: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N50KW), Columbia, SC, Destroyed. Feathered left engine on test. Unable restart. Windshear and crosswind below VMC caused crash. Mismanaged startup.

## Other aircraft with N50KW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50KW): Dan White RV10, S/N 42579, built 2023

---
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.