# NTSB CHI74AC059: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N106MA, Elyria, OH, January 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1974
- Place: Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
- Location: 41.3792° N, 82.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elyria, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3792&lon=-82.0996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0374  74/1/11    ELYRIA,OHIO         MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0555                    N106MA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            48, 10705 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            195 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORAIN CNTY REGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  ELYRIA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PITOT SYS ICING DRG DESCENT FM CRUISE ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N106MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106MA-1996-09-03), registration cancelled 1996-09-03, S/N 184 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lorain Cnty Regnl

## Other investigations on N106MA (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW91FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA074), May 7, 1991: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (N106MA), Kenefic, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, AND THE MITSUBISHI PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF HIS POSITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLY FORMATION AT NIGHT WITH AN AIRCRAFT THAT DID NOT HAVE ALL…

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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