# Accident 19830127059269A: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Scottsdale, AZ, January 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1983, 18:59 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6092° N, 111.8896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6092&lon=-111.8896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440MA-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (registry code 5780460, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B60
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33110
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 9,945 total, 957 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127059269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROACHING AIRPORT FOR LANDING. TURBULENCE AND HEAVY RAIN WERE REPORTED AT ACCIDENT SCENE.

## 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 LAX83FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA083), Jan 28, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N440MA), Scottsdale, AZ, 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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