# Accident 20040325003729A: Mtsbsi MU2B36, Pittsfield, MA, March 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2004, 05:35 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BUHA
- Location: 42.4514° N, 73.2011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4514&lon=-73.2011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201UV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201UV-2008-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 (registry code 5780412, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B36
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316252M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,032 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040325003729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 0535 EST, N201UV, ROYAL AIR CARGO FLIGHT NUMBER 747, OPERATING AS A PART 135 AIR CARGO FLIGHT, DEPARTED LEVEL FLIGHT AT 17,000' FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP 400', DOWN 900', UP 400' AND THEN BEGAN A 10,000' PER MINUTE DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT SPIN. THERE WAS AN AIRMET IN EFFECT THAT CALLED FOR ICING CONDITIONS TO EXIST DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THERE WAS NO AIR TRAFFIC COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT EITHER RIGHT BEFORE OR DURING THE EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTACT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 NYC04FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA093), Mar 25, 2004: Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 (N201UV), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground.

## Other reports on N201UV (1)

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

- [Incident 19871214076489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871214076489I), Dec 14, 1987: Mtsbsi MU2B36 (N201UV), Mcalester, OK, Minor damage. Windshear on three VOR approaches. Touchdown with gear up on second with go around and normal landing on third.

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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