# Accident 19910222003339A: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Tulsa, OK, February 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1991, 15:19 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HGTA
- Location: 36.1907° N, 95.9109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1907&lon=-95.9109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274MA-1991-03-13) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,910 total, 445 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910222003339A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. FEATHERED BUT BELOW VMC,ROLLED. CRASHED ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE HEARD SURGING ON TAKEOFF

## 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 FTW91FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA043), Feb 22, 1991: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N274MA), Tulsa, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE SHUTDOWN OF ONE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VMCA DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.

## Other reports on N274MA (1)

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

- [Accident 19821111057909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821111057909A), Nov 11, 1982: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N274MA), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during takeoff roll. Aircraft skidded off runway causing substantial damage.

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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