# NTSB CHI80DEG01: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N855Q, Piqua, OH, October 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1979
- Place: Piqua, OH · PIQUA, OH
- Location: 40.1447° N, 84.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piqua, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-84.2433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2276  79/10/17   PIQUA,OH            MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 13960
        TIME - 0930                    N855Q               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 625 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIQUA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             PIQUA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N855Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855Q-1997-08-30), registration cancelled 1997-08-30, S/N 108 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-10) (registry code 5780406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Piqua

## 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 19791017027489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017027489A), Oct 17, 1979: Mtsbsi MU2B10, Piqua, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to lower the landing gear before landing.

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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