# NTSB ATL81IA033: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N755Q, Norfolk, VA, January 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1981
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81IA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0034   81/1/6    NORFOLK,VA          MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N755Q               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 47, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            3706 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBILE,AL                   NORFOLK,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- OUTER CABIN WINDOW PANE FRACTURED.S/B #-102,DATED 2/25/70,REQUIRING OUTER WINDOW REPLMNT,NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N755Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N755Q-2009-08-27), registration cancelled 2009-08-27, S/N 131, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (registry code 5780407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage

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.

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