# Incident 19801121087109I: Mtsbsi MU2B20, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1980, 20:45 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550MA-2010-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,873 total, 58 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801121087109I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER ENGINES QUIT. CAUSE WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION, GAUGES WERE INACCURATE.

## Other reports on N550MA (1)

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

- [Accident 19820818039369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818039369A), Aug 18, 1982: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N550MA), Camdenton, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft made hard landing short of displaced threshold, then ran off side of runway.

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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