19791101043469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-20 · Nashville, TN · November 1, 1979

Date
November 1, 1979 · 21:41 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N873Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FA007
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,498 total661 in this make and model269 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck wires & trees on final ILS approach. Auto pilot on, with nosedown trim. Pilots on duty last 18 hours.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES & TREES ON FINAL ILS APPROACH. AUTO PILOT ON, WITH NOSEDOWN TRIM. PILOTS ON DUTY LAST 18 HOURS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.