- Date
- April 11, 1972
- Place
- Millersburg, OH · MILLERSBURG, OH
- Injuries
- 6 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8400EMitsubishi MU-2B
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165985
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2820 72/4/11 MILLERSBURG,OHIO MITSUBISHI MU-2B CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1635 N8400E PX- 0 0 4 CORP/EXEC AGE 27, 5400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AKRON,OHIO ST.LOUIS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- SERIES RELAY OVERHEATED ACROSS CONTACTS. 275 AMP CURRENT LIMITER MALFUNCTIONED.LDG GR PARTLY DWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8400E
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage