# Accident 19920305005099A: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Rifle, CO, March 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1992, 10:02 local time
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Garfield County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5808° N, 107.5297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5808&lon=-107.5297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303CA-1994-07-05) (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 TPE33110
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 154 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920305005099A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES CONTROL LOST ON LOCALIZER DME APPROACH. PILOT HAD MINIMUM TIME FOR TYPE AND WEATHER.

## 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 DEN92FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA040), Mar 5, 1992: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N303CA), New Castle, CO, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH WITH THE AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FROM A PRESCRIPTION DRUG.

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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