# Accident 19791017027489A: Mtsbsi MU2B10, Piqua, OH, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Piqua, OH
- Airport: Piqua
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1447° N, 84.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piqua, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-84.2433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855Q-1997-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-10 (registry code 5780406, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B10
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,960 total, 625 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017027489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## 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 CHI80DEG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEG01), Oct 17, 1979: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N855Q), Piqua, OH, substantial 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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