# Accident 20050524008249A: Mtsbsi MU2B25, Hillsboro, OR, May 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2005, 17:52 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5333° N, 122.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5333&lon=-122.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312MA-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (registry code 5780409, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B25
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316251M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050524008249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STALL/SPIN. PILOT AND PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES FROM IMPACT. PILOT FLEW WITH ANOTHER PILOT FROM TULSA, OK TO MCMINNVILLE, OR ON APRIL 27, 2005 IN THIS AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT TIME FROM TULSA, OK TO MCMINNVILLE, OR WAS 6.0 HOURS PER TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE OTHER PILOT. UNKNOWN TOTAL TIME IN MAKE AND MODEL (PILOT STATED HE HAD 5,500 HOURS IN MU-2) AND UNKNOWN TIME IN LAST 90 DAYS. PILOT LOG BOOKS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

## 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 SEA05FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA105), May 25, 2005: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (N312MA), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain minimum controllable airspeed during the takeoff climb, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control when the left engine lost partial power. A fatigue failure to an oil…

## Other reports on N312MA (1)

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

- [Accident 19790526012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526012339A), May 26, 1979: Mtsbsi MU2B25 (N312MA), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. The right main landing gear failed to extend. Pilot said it may have been damaged in a prior hard landing.

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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