# NTSB CHI74FEV22: Mitsubishi MU-2, N887Q, Springfield, IL, October 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1973
- Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3231   73/10/5   SPRINGFIELD,ILL     MITSUBISHI MU-2     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0605                    N887Q               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 40, 5448 TOTAL HOURS, 510
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPRINGFIELD,ILL             DALLAS,TEXAS                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SKIDDED ON GRASS STRUCK EDGE OF TAXIWAY WHICH WAS ABT 6IN HIGHER THAN GND.PLT ATTN TO SYNC INST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N887Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capitol

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731005033529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731005033529A), Oct 5, 1973: Mtsbsi MU2B20, Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. Skidded on grass struck edge of taxiway which was abt 6IN higher than gnd. Plt attn to sync inst.

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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