# N966MA: 1979 Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, registration cancelled 2014-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40) (registry code 5780440)
- 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: 405SA
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1995
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AD7384
- Owner when cancelled: [South Coast Tumor Institute A Medical Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20COAST%20TUMOR%20INSTITUTE%20A%20MEDICAL%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N966MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=966MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N966MA-2014-11-12

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-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 LAX04FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA165), Mar 12, 2004: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (N966MA), Napa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following a shutdown of the left engine during a night visual approach. A factor contributing to the accident was the dark night.

## 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 20040311005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040311005139A), Mar 11, 2004: Mtsbsi MU2B40 (N966MA), Napa, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On 03/11/04 around 2030 local, during the approach phase, N966MA mae a steady left descending turn and impacted the water about 3 miles south of the Napa…

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