What happened
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On November 10, 2013, about 1546 central standard time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 twin-engine airplane, N856JT, impacted wooded terrain while maneuvering near Owasso, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to anasazi winds, LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and an instrument flight plan had been filed. The flight departed salina regional airport (sln), salina, Kansas, at 1503, and was en route to Tulsa International Airport (tul), Tulsa, Oklahoma.
After the airplane passed the runway 18L outer marker, the airplane began a left turn. At 1544:48, the tower controller transmitted, "Mitsubishi six juliet tango tower." The pilot replied, "I've got a control problem." The controller responded, "okay uh you can just maneuver there ? If you can maneuver to the west and uh do you need assistance now?" At 2145:06, the pilot replied, "<unintelligible> I've got a left engine shutdown." Radar data showed the airplane complete a 360-degree left turn near the runway 18L outer marker at 1,100 feet mean sea level (MSL), and then radar contact was lost.
Several witnesses observed the airplane in a shallow left turn; the reported altitudes ranged from 400 to 800 feet above ground level (AGL). During the turn, four witnesses recalled the landing gear in the extended position, and two witnesses observed one engine propeller appeared not to be rotating or slowing. One of the witnesses reported seeing a stream of black exhaust following the airplane and four other witnesses reported not seeing any smoke. Four of the witnesses reported an unusual engine or propeller noise from the airplane, and four did not comment on the engine or propeller noise. Some of the witnesses observed the airplane in a left turn towards the west before the wings began to rock left and right at a 10-15 degree bank angle. Shortly thereafter, the airplane was seen in a bank to right followed by a "hard" bank to the left. Some of the witnesses observed the airplane spiral towards the ground and disappear from view.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 10, 2013, ABOUT 1546 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A MITSUBISHI MU-2B-25 TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N856JT, IMPACTED WOODED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR OWASSO, OKLAHOMA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO ANASAZI WINDS, LLC, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, AND WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SALINA REGIONAL AIRPORT (SLN), SALINA, KANSAS, AT 1503, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TUL), TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
AFTER THE AIRPLANE PASSED THE RUNWAY 18L OUTER MARKER, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A LEFT TURN. AT 1544:48, THE TOWER CONTROLLER TRANSMITTED, "MITSUBISHI SIX JULIET TANGO TOWER." THE PILOT REPLIED, "I'VE GOT A CONTROL PROBLEM." THE CONTROLLER RESPONDED, "OKAY UH YOU CAN JUST MANEUVER THERE ? IF YOU CAN MANEUVER TO THE WEST AND UH DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE NOW?" AT 2145:06, THE PILOT REPLIED, "<UNINTELLIGIBLE> I'VE GOT A LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN." RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE COMPLETE A 360-DEGREE LEFT TURN NEAR THE RUNWAY 18L OUTER MARKER AT 1,100 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL), AND THEN RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST.
SEVERAL WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN A SHALLOW LEFT TURN; THE REPORTED ALTITUDES RANGED FROM 400 TO 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). DURING THE TURN, FOUR WITNESSES RECALLED THE LANDING GEAR IN THE EXTENDED POSITION, AND TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED ONE ENGINE PROPELLER APPEARED NOT TO BE ROTATING OR SLOWING. ONE OF THE WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING A STREAM OF BLACK EXHAUST FOLLOWING THE AIRPLANE AND FOUR OTHER WITNESSES REPORTED NOT SEEING ANY SMOKE. FOUR OF THE WITNESSES REPORTED AN UNUSUAL ENGINE OR PROPELLER NOISE FROM THE AIRPLANE, AND FOUR DID NOT COMMENT ON THE ENGINE OR PROPELLER NOISE. SOME OF THE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN A LEFT TURN TOWARDS THE WEST BEFORE THE WINGS BEGAN TO ROCK LEFT AND RIGHT AT A 10-15 DEGREE BANK ANGLE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN IN A BANK TO RIGHT FOLLOWED BY A "HARD" BANK TO THE LEFT. SOME OF THE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE SPIRAL TOWARDS THE GROUND AND DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW.
NTSB investigation
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