# N538EA: 1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, registration cancelled 2007-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1538 S.A.
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 1981
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1999
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A6CE8A
- 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/N538EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538EA-2007-12-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DEN05FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA034), Dec 11, 2004: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N538EA), Englewood, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed during the night visual approach resulting in a loss of control and uncontrolled descent into terrain. A contributing factor was the…

## 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.

- [Accident 20041210033119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041210033119A), Dec 10, 2004: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N538EA), Denver, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) After departure on runway 35R, the pilot reported a problem to the tower and said he needed to return for landing. He then informed the tower he had a…
- [Incident 19891206059279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891206059279I), Dec 6, 1989: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N538EA), Erie, PA, Minor damage. Left engine vibrating. Shut down and landed. Found propeller blade had broken off.

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