- Date
- January 2, 1989, 16:43 local (21:43 UTC)
- Place
- Mansfield, OH
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N500VMitsubishi MU-2B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890102000069A
- Case key
- 7871
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, due to spatial disorientation, at about the time he was changing radio frequencies during an IFR approach.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Drg arrival, the flt was vctrd for an ILS rwy 32 apch. As the arrival contd, the ATC ctlr provided the latest info on cloud tops & in-cloud icing. The plt acknowledged, then inquired about the status of the 'locator.' The ctlr adzd that all components of the ILS, including the outer marker locator, were monitoring nml. Four mi fm the outer marker/faf, theplt was given a final vector, was clrd for the apch & was clrd to circle & lnd on rwy 23. He acknowledged, then radio & radar ctc with the acft were lost. The acft crashed aprx 2 mi se of the faf, while in a steep dscnt on a hdg of 140 deg. No preimpact part failure/malfunction of the acft was fnd, though it was extensively dmgd. Abt 3 wks after a boating acdnt on 7/2/88, the plt was admitted to a hospital & treated for a stroke, but an autopsy & tox checks failed to revealany cond which would have prevented the plt fm performing his duties. AD 88-13-01, concerning acft equipped with M-4C/D autoplts, was not complied with.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N500V
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3795A
- Airframe hours
- 3,288
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331, 665 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Baronco Aire Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 13, 1988
- Departed
- GSP · Greenville, SC
- Destination
- Mansfield, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MFD · Mansfield Lahm Muni, runway 23, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,700 total · 2,860 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MFD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.