# Accident 20001006014999A: Mtsbsi MU2B26A, Marthas Vineyar, MA, October 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2000, 21:58 local time
- Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4111° N, 70.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4111&lon=-70.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60BT-2001-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A (registry code 5780414, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-26a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B26A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006014999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WEATHER 100 FEET OVERCAST VISIBILITY 2 MILES. CLEARED FOR MVY ILS RWY 24. GIVEN A LOW ALTITUDE ALERT OUTSIDE BORST, THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, FOR ALTITUDE AT 800 FEET VERSUS 1500 FEET. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS CLIMBING, THEN CRASHED 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RWY 24 THRESHOLD IN WOODED AREA.

## 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 NYC01FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA005), Oct 7, 2000: Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A (N60BT), Edgartown, MA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow instrument flight procedures resulting in a collision with a tree. A factor related to the accident was the low cloud ceiling.

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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