# Accident 19821215065059A: Mtsbsi MU2B20, Holland, MI, December 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1982, 11:05 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Airport: Tulip City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2203° N, 86.2510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2203&lon=-86.2510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45EV-2010-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,462 total, 528 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821215065059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO TREES DURING VOR APPROACH. PILOT PROCEEDED TO MUSKEGON AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CHI83LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA051), Dec 15, 1982: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (N45EV), Muskegon, MI, substantial damage

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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