# Accident 19881116050739A: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Chicago, IL, November 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1988, 22:33 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HGTA
- Location: 41.7803° N, 87.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7803&lon=-87.7703&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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,507 total, 904 in this make and model, 303 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881116050739A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. SEVERE GUSTY WINDS EXISTED. SAFETY BELT NOT IN USE.

## 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 CHI89FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA026), Nov 17, 1988: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N271MA), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N271MA (1)

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

- [Accident 19870702082259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702082259A), Jul 2, 1987: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N271MA), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff spun around off runway. Sheared nose gear. Right prop strike. Sheared shaft.

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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