# Accident 19921120047599A: Mtsbsi MU2B25, Denver, CO, November 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1992, 18:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9403° N, 105.0606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9403&lon=-105.0606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473FW-1994-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (registry code 5780409, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B25
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,753 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921120047599A

## Narrative

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

NOISE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. RAN OFF RUNWAY. SHEARED NOSE GEAR. TORQUE LINK DUAL PINS REMOVED TO TOW.ONE MISSING

## 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 DEN93LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA013), Nov 21, 1992: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (N473FW), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE BY FBO PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY CONNECT THE NOSE WHEEL TORQUE LINK AFTER TOWING THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N473FW (2)

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

- [Incident 19920126004219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920126004219I), Jan 26, 1992: Mtsbsi MU2B25 (N473FW), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found the down lock lug had sheared.
- [Incident 19820122001359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820122001359I), Jan 22, 1982: Mtsbsi MU2B25 (N473FW), Beatty, NV, Substantial damage. Windshield broke at cruise. Airplane began tight spiral flaps down. Raised flaps, recovered. Cause of break unknown

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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