# Accident 19930105002509A: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Nome, AK, January 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1993, 20:21 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 64.7091° N, 164.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7091&lon=-164.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900YH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900YH-1993-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (registry code 5780411, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,150 total, 512 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930105002509A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER BOTH ENGINES. LANDED ON SEA ICE. HIT PRESSURE RIDGE. WATER ICE IN FUEL. NO PRIST ADDED OR SUMPS DRAINED.

## 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 ANC93LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA025), Jan 6, 1993: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (N900YH), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO IMPROPER REFUELING PROCEDURES BY THE FBO PERSONNEL, INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, AND RESULTANT ICE IN THE FUEL, WHICH BLOCKED FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINES. A FACTOR WAS 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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