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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Putnam, TX · February 14, 1990

Date
February 14, 1990 · 07:53 local
Place
Putnam, TX
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N300CW
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW90FA072
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
11,720 total35 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control in icing conditions. Near vertical impact exploded and burned. Icing apparently worse than forcast.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL IN ICING CONDITIONS. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT EXPLODED AND BURNED. ICING APPARENTLY WORSE THAN FORCAST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.