# Accident 19960720019079A: Mtsbsi MU2B36, Scottsdale, AZ, July 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1996, 08:57 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IMKA
- Location: 33.6098° N, 111.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6098&lon=-111.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999FA-1997-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 (registry code 5780412, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B36
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720019079A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE BLEW ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON STREET. HIT ROCK WALL. TURBINE ROTOR DISK FAILED.

## 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 LAX96LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA280), Jul 20, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N999FA), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: an uncontained failure of the second stage turbine wheel due to fatigue. Factors were: obstructions in the forced landing area and the inability of the airplane to climb after the turbine wheel…

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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