# Accident 19810902054749A: Mtsbsi MU2B25, Mcleod, TX, September 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1981, 16:53 local time
- Place: Mcleod, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9455° N, 94.0777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McLeod, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9455&lon=-94.0777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233MA-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (registry code 5780409, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B25
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,526 total, 155 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902054749A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS OBSERVED AIRPLANE SPINNING OUT OF CLOUDS. DESCENT BEGAN FROM FL210. ICING IN CLOUDS. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM.

## 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 FTW81FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA139), Sep 2, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N233MA), Mcleod, TX, 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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