# Accident 19731203040769A: Mtsbsi MU2B, Coleman, TX, December 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1973
- Place: Coleman, TX
- Airport: Coleman Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.8411° N, 99.4036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLEMAN MUNI (COM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8411&lon=-99.4036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N307MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N307MA-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B (registry code 5780404, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,450 total, 2,950 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731203040769A

## Narrative

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

HIT FENCE POSTS,DIRT PILES,TRAILER.

## 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 FTW74AF040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF040), Dec 3, 1973: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N307MA), Coleman, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N307MA (1)

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

- [Accident 19800423010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423010929A), Apr 23, 1980: Mtsbsi MU2B (N307MA), Henderson, NV, Destroyed. Low fuel emergency, stalled trying to locate unlighted nearby runway. Known fueltransfer problem on departure.

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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