- Date
- July 9, 1992, 07:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, NH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N220MAMitsubishi MU-2B-40
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920709024619A
- Case key
- 11729
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Probable cause
Loss of control during flight for undetermined reason(s).
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
The 74 year old pilot and his wife were on a trip to attend a funeral. A witness, who heard the airplane overhead, reported that it sounded low and at least one engine was operating. He reported that when he looked up, the airplane was in a dive, spinning slowly; however, the airplane did not make a complete revolution. Radar data showed the airplane in a left descending turn at approximately 2000 feet per minute. The airplane impacted the ground about 3 miles west of the airport in a near vertical descent, and much of the forward section had penetrated the ground. There was a post-crash fire. Examination of the airplane and various actuators confirmed that the landing gear was retracted, flaps were extended 5 degrees, elevator and aileron trim were neutral, and the rudder was positioned 3 degrees left. Examination of the engine confirmed internal/rotational damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N220MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-40
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 441S.A.
- Airframe hours
- 2,706
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-10-511, 904 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard R. Hough
- Registered owner
- Richard R. Hough
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 30, 1992 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- CON · Concord, NH
- Destination
- Utica, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 74
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,452 total · 56 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 170° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CON, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.