# Accident 19851016052519A: Mtsbsi MU2B20, El Paso, TX, October 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1985, 23:01 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXCA
- Location: 31.7990° N, 106.3600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7990&lon=-106.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23CD-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B20
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33111U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016052519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINSIDE WHILE TRYING TO LAND. HAD CANCELLED IFR BUT REENTERED CLOUDS WHILE CIRCLING.

## 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 FTW86FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA015), Oct 17, 1985: Mitsubishi MU-2B-2D (N23CD), El Paso, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N23CD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19841017059139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841017059139I), Oct 17, 1984: Mtsbsi MU2* (N23CD), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. A deer ran into the left prop while taxiing for takeoff. Unseen by pilot who was alerted by carcus hitting fuselage

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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