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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU2B60 · North Adams, MA · March 18, 1983

Date
March 18, 1983 · 11:55 local
Place
North Adams, MA
Airport
Harriman West
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N473MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FA078
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,450 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into a cloud obscured mountain on a visual approach from a cruise clearance. Pilots disregarded terrain warning

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN ON A VISUAL APPROACH FROM A CRUISE CLEARANCE.PILOTS DISREGARDED TERRAIN WARNING

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.