# Accident 19960407006139A: Mtsbsi MU2B, Batesville, MS, April 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1996, 11:55 local time
- Place: Batesville, MS
- Airport: Panola County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3105° N, 89.9304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3105&lon=-89.9304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310MA-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311151A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 89 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960407006139A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ENTERING PATTERN. FEATHERED. LANDED OFF AIRPORT.WING HIT TREE.FUEL FILLER CAPS IMPROPER INSTALLED

## 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 ATL96LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA078), Apr 7, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N310MA), Batesville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: an anomaly in the fuel system that allowed a pressure differential to occur between the center and outer portions of the main integral fuel tank, which in turn resulted in fuel starvation of both…

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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