# Accident 20060901020189A: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Argyle, FL, September 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2006, 11:18 local time
- Place: Argyle, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6856° N, 86.0336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6856&lon=-86.0336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6569L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6569L-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (registry code 5780411, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 29,980 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06MA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06MA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060901020189A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN06MA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06MA119), Sep 1, 2006: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (N6569L), Argyle, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

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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