# Accident 19820912045119A: Mtsbsi MU2B25, Hayden, CO, September 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1982, 13:28 local time
- Place: Hayden, CO
- Airport: Yampa Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4793° N, 107.2600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4793&lon=-107.2600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B25
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3316251M
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 10,451 total, 833 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82AA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82AA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820912045119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER LEFT ENGINE MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF.DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 8100 FT WAS FACTOR.

## 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 DEN82AA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82AA191), Sep 12, 1982: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (N66U), Hayden, CO, destroyed, 6 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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