# N965MA: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, registration cancelled 1996-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40) (registry code 5780440)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 404SA
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1985
- Last registry action: December 21, 1994
- Mode S code: AD6FCD
- Owner when cancelled: [Hokie Airco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOKIE%20AIRCO%20INC)
- Location: [Roanoke, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Roanoke)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3165° N, 79.8951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24012, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N965MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=965MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965MA-1996-12-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-40: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40.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 NYC93FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA177), Aug 29, 1993: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (N965MA), S. Charleston, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: was improper emergency procedures by the pilot which resulted in the shutdown of an operative engine, following a power loss due to a failed torque sensor in the other engine, which resulted in a…

## 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 19930829031659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930829031659A), Aug 29, 1993: Mtsbsi MU2B40 (N965MA), South Charlesto, WV, Destroyed. Left engine failed due torque sensor bearing. Right engine feathered by mistake. Overshot short runway forced landing

## Other aircraft with N965MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N965MA): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 967-2004, built 2004

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