# Accident 19950921029709A: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Smyrna, TN, September 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1995, 04:25 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FJTA
- Location: 35.9800° N, 86.5102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9800&lon=-86.5102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309MA-1996-12-13) (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 TPE3316251M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,140 total, 112 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921029709A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON NIGHT VFR CLIMB INTO FOGGY DARK NIGHT. DEPARTED VFR. NO CLEARANCE. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION INDICATED

## 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 MIA95FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA226), Sep 21, 1995: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (N309MA), Smyrna, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF, AND HIS INADVERTENT ENTRY IN A DESCENDING SPIRAL, WHICH HE FAILED TO CORRECT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, AND…

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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