# Accident 19880212002659A: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Philadelphia, PA, February 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ESMA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N339MA-1994-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (registry code 5780411, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316251M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,862 total, 113 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880212002659A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING WRINKLED BY STRESS. HAD CRACKED SPUR FROM PRIOR HARD LANDINGS.

## 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 NYC88LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA085), Feb 12, 1988: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (N339MA), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N339MA (1)

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

- [Incident 19911203057779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911203057779I), Dec 3, 1991: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N339MA), Providence, RI. Landed with gear up. Main landing gear doors were frozen closed.

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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