# Accident 19830324075569A: Mtsbsi MU2B, Jeffersonville, GA, March 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1983, 02:36 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.6792° N, 83.3395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6792&lon=-83.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72B-1983-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (registry code 5780460, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33110
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,747 total, 547 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA83AA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324075569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENTERED UNCONTROLLED DESCENT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND OVERSTRESS AND BREAKUP OCCURRED.

## 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 DCA83AA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA022), Mar 24, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N72B), Jeffersonville, GA, destroyed, 4 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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