# Accident 19960516010719A: Mtsbsi MU2B40, Houston, TX, May 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1996, 08:53 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7604° N, 95.3793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7604&lon=-95.3793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (registry code 5780440, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B40
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 450 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960516010719A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER 5 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. IRREGULAR TORQUE LEFT ENGINE. FEATHERED. STALLED. MISMANAGED SE PROCEDURES (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW96LA215.

## 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 FTW96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA215), May 16, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (N40AM), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to obtain/maintain proper airspeed and flap setting for single engine flight. A factor relating to the accident was: Loss of power in the left engine for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N40AM (1)

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

- [Accident 19811208079219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811208079219A), Dec 8, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B40 (N40AM), Williston, ND, Substantial damage. Diving for runway, high sink rate. Impact off side runway . Collapsed nose gear.

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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