# Accident 19730131001619A: Mtsbsi MU2B20, Detroit, MI, January 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1973
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866Q-1988-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,305 total, 500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AC067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730131001619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTING TO 28KTS.LANDED RWY 15,RWY 07 AVAIL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI73AC067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC067), Jan 31, 1973: Mitsubishi MU-2 (N866Q), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N866Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19871207070799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871207070799A), Dec 7, 1987: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N866Q), White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. Failed to note gear circuit breaker open and failed to note if gear came down when activated. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19860225048179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860225048179I), Feb 25, 1986: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N866Q), Gardner, MA. Misunderstood ATC calling out traffic as a clearance to climb. Controller misunderstood readback.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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