# Accident 19920624031079A: Mtsbsi MU2B30, Alamogordo, NM, June 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1992, 23:25 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regiona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8406° N, 106.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8406&lon=-106.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108SC-1993-03-15) (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 TPE33151
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 10,072 total, 1,095 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920624031079A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR NIGHT. TALKING TO ATC, CIRCLING TO GO ABOVE MOUNTAINS BUT HIT MOUNTAIN JUST BELOW RIDGELINE.

## 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 DEN92FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA064), Jun 25, 1992: Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 (N108SC), Alamagordo, NM, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EXERCISE ADEQUATE VFR DEPARTURE TERRAIN AVOIDANCE PROCEDURES, AND THE FAILURE OF THE CONTROLLER TO ISSUE A SAFETY ALERT TO THE PILOT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE…

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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