# NTSB investigations: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, CO

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 DFW05FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA202.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Parker, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2005 · N454MA · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to fly a stabilized instrument approach at night which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were; the dark night, low clouds, the inadequate design and function of the airport facility’s Minimum Safe Altitude…
- [NTSB DEN05FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA034.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Englewood, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 2004 · N538EA · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed during the night visual approach resulting in a loss of control and uncontrolled descent into terrain. A contributing factor was the precautionary shutdown of the left engine for undetermined…
- [NTSB DEN01LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA032.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Aspen, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 2000 · N130MS · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing which exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft.
- [NTSB DEN92FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA040.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · New Castle, CO · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1992 · N303CA · Destroyed
  > An inadvertent stall during an instrument approach with the autopilot engaged. A factor was: the pilot's physical impairment from a prescription drug.
- [NTSB DEN83LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA017.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1982 · N274MA · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft was being repositioned for an air taxi operation. The pilot began taking off on a slush covered runway. He reported that as the aircraft accelerated, the nosewheel began to sling water and slush off the runway and onto the windshield. He raised…

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CO' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5780460'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5780460&state=CO

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