40.7608° N, 111.8910° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 12, 1981 · 12:50 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KTIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N959L
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total164 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During climb the right engine failed internally. Turbine blades broken. Nose gear reduction case broken.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED INTERNALLY. TURBINE BLADES BROKEN. NOSE GEAR REDUCTION CASE BROKEN.