# Incident 19900816054159I: Mtsbsi MU2B30, Santa Ana, CA, August 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134MA-1999-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 (registry code 5780410, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B30
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 50 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816054159I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY. MAIN SEAL IN AIR CYCLE MACHINE COOLING TURBO FAILED.

## Other reports on N134MA (1)

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

- [Incident 19840203010049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840203010049I), Feb 3, 1984: Mtsbsi MU2B30 (N134MA), Chesterfield, SC, Minor damage. Unable to retract gear. Lost control of aircraft. Actuators not properly rigged. Loss of control from drag possible

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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