19831020054859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU2B36A · Patterson, LA · October 20, 1983

Date: October 20, 1983 · 10:40 local
Place: Patterson, LA
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N444PA
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW84FA028
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B36A
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE3316251M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,372 total1,211 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft crashed into trees approaching airport for landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES APPROACHING AIRPORT FOR LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW84FA028Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPatterson, LAWhile descending into the Patterson area on an IFR flt plan, the plt was cleared to hold & was advised that he would be the #2 acft for an approach to the Patterson arpt. A few winutes later the plt asked how long the delay would be. He subsequently stated he…Oct 20, 1983 · Destroyed