# Accident 19831020054859A: Mtsbsi MU2B36A, Patterson, LA, October 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1983, 10:40 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6902° N, 91.2998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6902&lon=-91.2998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B36A
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3316251M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,372 total, 1,211 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020054859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES APPROACHING AIRPORT FOR LANDING.

## 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 FTW84FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA028), Oct 20, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N444PA), Patterson, LA, destroyed, 3 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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