# N888TP: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, registration cancelled 1997-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 1997
- 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: 1541SA
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1993
- Last registry action: February 19, 1997
- Mode S code: AC3D44
- Owner when cancelled: [Benskin Bros Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENSKIN%20BROS%20INC)
- Location: [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5455° N, 93.6185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50315, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888TP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888TP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888TP-1997-04-25

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 NYC96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA053), Jan 19, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2B-6 (N888TP), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to comply with IFR procedures in that he attempted an instrument approach with visibility below the required minimums, and his delayed execution of a missed approach. A factor 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 19960118000729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960118000729A), Jan 18, 1996: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N888TP), Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. Broke out from ILS approach then reentered clouds. Drifted began later missed approach. Hit snowbank. Below minima.

## Other aircraft with N888TP

- [Cancelled 2018-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888TP-2018-02-08): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 3246090, built 1997. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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