# Incident 19820122001359I: Mtsbsi MU2B25, Beatty, NV, January 22, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Beatty, NV
- Airport: Beatty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8611° N, 116.7864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEATTY (BTY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8611&lon=-116.7864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473FW-1994-11-17) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820122001359I

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD BROKE AT CRUISE. AIRPLANE BEGAN TIGHT SPIRAL FLAPS DOWN. RAISED FLAPS, RECOVERED. CAUSE OF BREAK UNKNOWN

## Other reports on N473FW (2)

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

- [Accident 19921120047599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921120047599A), Nov 20, 1992: Mtsbsi MU2B25 (N473FW), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Noise on takeoff roll. Aborted. Ran off runway. Sheared nose gear. Torque link dual pins removed to tow. One missing
- [Incident 19920126004219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920126004219I), Jan 26, 1992: Mtsbsi MU2B25 (N473FW), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found the down lock lug had sheared.

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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