# Accident 20200607009489A: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Sioux Falls, SD, June 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2020, 04:25 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Sioux Falls Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MCCA
- Location: 43.5814° N, 96.7436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5814&lon=-96.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (registry code 5780460, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B-60
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 10,900 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200607009489A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 7, 2020, ABOUT 0425 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MITSUBISHI MU-2B AIRPLANE, N44MX, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT.

PRELIMINARY RADAR DATA INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FSD FROM RUNWAY 15 AT 0426.

ACCORDING TO VIDEO RECORDINGS CAPTURED FROM VARIOUS FACILITIES AT FSD, THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO HAVE A NORMAL TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER ROTATION, A HIGH PITCH ANGLE WAS ESTABLISHED FOR INITIAL CLIMB OUT AND THE RIGHT WING BEGAN TO DIP. AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED, THE RIGHT WING CONTINUED TO DROP WITH THE AIRPLANE ROLLING OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRPLANE NOSES-OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND CONTINUED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

THIS REPORT MAYBE AMENDED PENDING NTSB RESULTS.

## 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 CEN20LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA215), Jun 7, 2020: Mitsubishi MU2B (N44MX), Sioux Falls, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.

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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