# Accident 19790618015689A: Mtsbsi MU2/, New Orleans, LA, June 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1979, 18:31 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222LR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,450 total, 52 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618015689A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER GOT OUT OF AIRPLANE WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING; WALKED INTO PROP.

## 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 FTW79DA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA088), Jun 18, 1979: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N222LR), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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