# Accident 19870702082259A: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Kansas City, MO, July 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1987, 21:05 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0904° N, 94.5800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0904&lon=-94.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271MA-1994-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (registry code 5780460, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B60
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702082259A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF SPUN AROUND OFF RUNWAY. SHEARED NOSE GEAR. RIGHT PROP STRIKE. SHEARED SHAFT.

## 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 MKC87FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA130), Jul 3, 1987: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N271MA), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N271MA (1)

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

- [Accident 19881116050739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881116050739A), Nov 16, 1988: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N271MA), Chicago, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control on initial climbout. Severe gusty winds existed. Safety belt not in use.

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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