# Accident 19900214002199A: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Putnam, TX, February 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1990, 07:53 local time
- Place: Putnam, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3597° N, 99.1909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3597&lon=-99.1909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300CW-1991-03-28) (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 TPE331*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 11,720 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900214002199A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW90FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA072), Feb 14, 1990: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N300CW), Putnam, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE ACCUMMULATION OF STRUCTURAL ICING (ON THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS, STABILIZERS, FUSELAGE, AND/OR ENGINE INLETS), AND HIS FAILURE TO…

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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