# Accident 19811208079219A: Mtsbsi MU2B40, Williston, ND, December 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Airport: Sloulin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1779° N, 103.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sloulin Field International Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1779&lon=-103.6420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (registry code 5780440, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B40
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 662 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811208079219A

## Narrative

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

DIVING FOR RUNWAY, HIGH SINK RATE. IMPACT OFF SIDE RUNWAY .  COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 DEN82FTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTG02), Dec 8, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N40AM), Williston, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40AM (1)

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

- [Accident 19960516010719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960516010719A), May 16, 1996: Mtsbsi MU2B40 (N40AM), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Lost engine power 5 minutes into flight. Irregular torque left engine. Feathered. Stalled. Mismanaged se procedures (-23) see narrative #FTW96LA215.

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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