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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-35 · Argyle, FL · September 1, 2006

Date: September 1, 2006 · 11:18 local
Place: Argyle, FL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6569L
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06MA119
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 29,980 total

N6569LRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-35S/N 645 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-35 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) This was an IFR flight from tulsa, ok to panama city, FL. While on descent near Argyle, FL the aircraft entered a level 5 thunderstorm which caused an in-flight break up. The left wing separated from the fuselage due to an overload condition. The wing was found approximately a half mile from the main wreckage site. The pilot sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS AN IFR FLIGHT FROM TULSA, OK TO PANAMA CITY, FL. WHILE ON DESCENT NEAR ARGYLE, FL THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEVEL 5 THUNDERSTORM WHICH CAUSED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAK UP. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE DUE TO AN OVERLOAD CONDITION. THE WING WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE SITE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN06MA119Accident · 1 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportArgyle, FLthe pilot's inadvertent flight into thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control, design limits of the airplane being exceeded and subsequent in-flight breakup. A contributing factor was the failure of air traffic control to use available radar…Sep 1, 2006 · Destroyed