# Accident 19850711030639A: Mtsbsi MU2B26, Southbridge, MA, July 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Southbridge, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0751° N, 72.0334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southbridge, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0751&lon=-72.0334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B26
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3316251M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,615 total, 1,006 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850711030639A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF CONTROL FOLLOWED BY HARD LANDING. WING COLLAPSED AND GEAR FOLDED. FIRE IN WING. NOSE GEAR LIMIT SWITCH OPEN

## 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 NYC85FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA163), Jul 11, 1985: Mitsubishi MU-2B-26 (N727MA), Southbridge, MA, destroyed

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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