# Incident 19891206059279I: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Erie, PA, December 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N538EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538EA-2007-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (registry code 5780460, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B60
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891206059279I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE VIBRATING. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. FOUND PROPELLER BLADE HAD BROKEN OFF.

## Other reports on N538EA (1)

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

- [Accident 20041210033119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041210033119A), Dec 10, 2004: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N538EA), Denver, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) After departure on runway 35R, the pilot reported a problem to the tower and said he needed to return for landing. He then informed the tower he had a…

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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