# Accident 19890217066799A: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Spokane, WA, February 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1989, 07:13 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GGEA
- Location: 47.6190° N, 117.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPOKANE INTL (GEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6190&lon=-117.5352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890217066799A

## Narrative

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

LANDED OFF CENTERLINE DUE SNOW ON RUNWAY. DRIFTED OFF. LOST CONTROL IN SNOW DRIFT. STRUCK SNOW COVERED RUNWAY LIGHT

## 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 SEA89LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA061), Feb 17, 1989: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35J (N54US), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DAWN, SNOW AND ICE ON THE RUNWAY, AND…

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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