# N618BB: Mitsubishi MU-2B-30, registration cancelled 1999-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-30) (registry code 5780410)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2PC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 533
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: July 28, 1999
- Mode S code: A80C91
- Owner when cancelled: [Xdp Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/XDP%20CORP)
- Location: [San Angelo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Angelo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2870° N, 100.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76904, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618BB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=618BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618BB-1999-07-28

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-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-30.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX526), Sep 28, 1996: SENSOR BODY. BROKEN. DURING THE AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMB, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE TORQUE SENSOR BODY FAILED AROUND THE DRIVE GEAR FOR THE FUEL CO

## 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 NYC96LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA188), Sep 28, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 (N618BB), Chillicothe, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow the published emergency procedures after loss of power in the left engine. Factors relating to the accident were: fatigue failure of the left torque sensor and gear…

## 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 19960929030249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960929030249A), Sep 29, 1996: Mtsbsi MU2B30 (N618BB), Chillicothe, OH, Substantial damage. Left engine quit on climbout. Feathered circled. Veered off runway landing into ditch. Torque sensor case failed. (-23) pilot departed runway 5 for a flight to…

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