# Accident 19960119000789A: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Columbia, SC, January 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1996, 09:23 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BKAA
- Location: 33.9399° N, 81.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9399&lon=-81.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50KW-2003-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (registry code 5780460, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B60
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,878 total, 4,348 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960119000789A

## Narrative

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

FEATHERED LEFT ENGINE ON TEST. UNABLE RESTART. WINDSHEAR AND CROSSWIND BELOW VMC CAUSED CRASH. MISMANAGED STARTUP.

## 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 MIA96FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA067), Jan 19, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N50KW), West Columbia, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: a total loss of power on one engine for undetermined reasons, and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC) resulting in an in-flight loss of control. Contributing to the accident was…

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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