19801130076179A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU2* · Port Aransas, TX · November 30, 1980

Date
November 30, 1980 · 14:35 local
Place
Port Aransas, TX
Airport
Mustang Beach
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44MR
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRG08
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total625 in this make and model120 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.

Lost prop blade in flight. Vibration tore engine loose. Emergency crash-landed on airport short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PROP BLADE IN FLIGHT. VIBRATION TORE ENGINE LOOSE. EMERGENCY CRASH-LANDED ON AIRPORT SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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