# Accident 19810121001189A: Mtsbsi MU2B26A, Wabash, IN, January 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Wabash, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8028° N, 85.8292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabash, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8028&lon=-85.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N770MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770MA-2007-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (registry code 5780411, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B26A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,912 total, 1,292 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810121001189A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING STALLED ON LEVEL-OFF ON LANDING. SIDE LOAD IMPACT FAILED RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. PLANE VEERED INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 CHI81FET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET04), Jan 21, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N770MA), Wabash, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N770MA (1)

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

- [Accident 20000824015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000824015709A), Aug 24, 2000: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N770MA), Corsicana, TX, No damage. (-23) On August 24, 2000, at 02:15 CDT, mitsubishi MU-2B-35 airplane N770MA, was on a flight from dallas, TX. To houston, TX., when one of the propeller blades…

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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