# Accident 19801206075019A: Mtsbsi MU2B40, Ramsey, MN, December 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1980, 16:17 local time
- Place: Ramsey, MN
- Airport: Crystal Shramrock
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2600° N, 93.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramsey, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2600&lon=-93.4522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B40
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33110
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,949 total, 785 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801206075019A

## Narrative

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

HEADING AN ALTITUDE CONTROL BEGAN TO DETERIATE ON VOR APPROACH, STALLED AND SPUN IN. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 CHI81FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA010), Dec 6, 1980: Mitsubishi MU-2 (N969MA), Ramsey, MN, destroyed, 5 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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