# NTSB investigations: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR26LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA308.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Norton Shores, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2026 · N5LC · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. - [NTSB WPR25MA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25MA128.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Copake, NY · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 3 · Major · Preliminary report · Apr 12, 2025 · N635TA · Destroyed > On April 12, 2025, about 1203 eastern daylight time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, N635TA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Copake, New York. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of… - [NTSB CEN20LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA125.md): Mitsubishi MU 2B-40 · Chilton, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 29, 2020 · N425GZ · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to land on the turf runway with insufficient landing performance and his subsequent loss of control during the landing roll. - [NTSB CEN17FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA362.md): Mitsubishi MU 2B-40 · Ainsworth, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2017 · N73MA · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. - [NTSB ERA17FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA181.md): Mitsubishi MU2B · Eleuthera, Bahamas · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 15, 2017 · N220N · Destroyed > The pilot's intentional flight into an area of known icing and convective thunderstorm activity, which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane. - [NTSB NYC06MA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06MA208.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Bunnell, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2006 · N171MA · Destroyed > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with thunderstorms. - [NTSB LAX04FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA165.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Napa, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2004 · N966MA · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following a shutdown of the left engine during a night visual approach. A factor contributing to the accident was the dark night. - [NTSB FTW01FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA111.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · The Woodlands, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 1, 2001 · N16CG · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following a loss of right engine power, which resulted in impact with terrain in an uncontrolled descent. A contributing factor was the loss of right engine power as a result of the fatigue failure of the… - [NTSB NYC99WA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99WA121.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Perry Sound, Canada · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · May 25, 1999 · N701K · Destroyed - [NTSB FTW96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA215.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1996 · N40AM · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to obtain/maintain proper airspeed and flap setting for single engine flight. A factor relating to the accident was: Loss of power in the left engine for an undetermined reason. - [NTSB NYC93FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA177.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · S. Charleston, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1993 · N965MA · Destroyed > was improper emergency procedures by the pilot which resulted in the shutdown of an operative engine, following a power loss due to a failed torque sensor in the other engine, which resulted in a total power loss approach, landing, and overrun. - [NTSB BFO92FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA094.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Concord, NH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1992 · N220MA · Destroyed > Loss of control during flight for undetermined reason(s). - [NTSB DEN82DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA029.md): Mitsubishi MU2B-40 · Hayden, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Feb 4, 1982 · N149JA · Destroyed > The aircraft was 20 feet AGL during landing when the crew heard a propeller go into beta mode and the aircraft yawed to the right. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and it collided with a snow bank which separated the wings from the fuselage. Impact… - [NTSB DEN82FTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTG02.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B · Williston, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 8, 1981 · N40AM · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA82FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA112.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 19, 1981 · N750MA · Destroyed - [NTSB DEN81FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA067.md): Swearingen SA266 · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 24, 1981 · N161SW · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW80FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA048.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B · New Orleans, LA · Accident · 7 fatal · Closed · Feb 23, 1980 · N962MA · Destroyed ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5780440')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5780440 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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