# Accident 19811118089809A: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Eagle, CO, November 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1981, 18:20 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6427° N, 106.9159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE COUNTY RGNL (EGE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6427&lon=-106.9159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444AR-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (registry code 5780411, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3316
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 5,339 total, 45 in this make and model, 297 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118089809A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN IN PREMATURE IFR DESCENT POSSIBLY BEGAN DUE TO AIRCRAFTS LOW FUEL STATUS AND IMC WEATHER.

## 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 DEN82FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA008), Nov 18, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N444AR), Eagle, CO, destroyed, 7 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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