# Accident 19930406007999A: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Casper, WY, April 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1993, 04:35 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CBCA
- Location: 42.8969° N, 106.4648° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8969&lon=-106.4648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96JP-1994-07-13) (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 TPE3316252M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 12,360 total, 205 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930406007999A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE SLOPE INTERCEPTION ALTITUDE. STRUCK TOP RIDGELINE AND BROKE UP. HAD MINIMAL RECENT IFR TIME.

## 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 SEA93FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA088), Apr 6, 1993: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (N96JP), Casper, WY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE NIGHT IFR APPROACH IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC).

## Other reports on N96JP (2)

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

- [Incident 19860913046459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913046459I), Sep 13, 1986: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N96JP), Valentine, NE. Air recycling machine failed causing smoke in cabin. Pilot made precautionary landing.
- [Incident 19860321014479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321014479I), Mar 21, 1986: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N96JP), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Both nose tires blew out following vibration on rollout. Nose gear torque arm was improperly connected after tow.

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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