# Accident 19871207070799A: Mtsbsi MU2B20, White Plains, NY, December 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1987, 17:25 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0504° N, 73.7409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0504&lon=-73.7409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866Q-1988-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B20
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,525 total, 1,695 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871207070799A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO NOTE GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN AND FAILED TO NOTE IF GEAR CAME DOWN WHEN ACTIVATED. LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 NYC88LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA055), Dec 7, 1987: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (N866Q), White Plains, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N866Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19860225048179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860225048179I), Feb 25, 1986: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N866Q), Gardner, MA. Misunderstood ATC calling out traffic as a clearance to climb. Controller misunderstood readback.
- [Accident 19730131001619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730131001619A), Jan 31, 1973: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N866Q), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 28KTS.landed rwy 15,rwy 07 avail

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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