# Accident 19830318008659A: Mtsbsi MU2B60, North Adams, MA, March 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1983, 11:55 local time
- Place: North Adams, MA
- Airport: Harriman West
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6756° N, 73.1181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Adams, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6756&lon=-73.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B60
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830318008659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC83FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA078), Mar 18, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N473MA), North Adams, MA, destroyed, 2 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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