# Accident 19761016037199A: Mtsbsi MU2B25, Charlotte, NC, October 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1976
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500BJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B25
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 620 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77IA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761016037199A

## Narrative

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

V SEAL INSTALLED IN WRONG LOCATION.FRAGMENTS FM 3RD STAGE TURBINE DMGD WING,ENG COWL & FUSELAGE.

## 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 IAD77IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77IA006), Oct 16, 1976: Mitsubishi MU-2K (N500BJ), Charlotte, NC, incident, minor damage

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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