# NTSB CHI81FET04: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N770MA, Wabash, IN, January 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1981
- Place: Wabash, IN · WABASH, IN
- Location: 40.8028° N, 85.8292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabash, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8028&lon=-85.8292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FET04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0032  81/1/21    WABASH,IN           MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N770MA              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 29, 2912 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1292 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WABASH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             WABASH,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N770MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770MA-2007-02-16), registration cancelled 2007-02-16, S/N 625 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (registry code 5780411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (registry code 01515, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wabash Muni

## 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 19810121001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810121001189A), Jan 21, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B26A, Wabash, IN, Substantial damage. Right wing stalled on level-off on landing. Side load impact failed right main wheel. Plane veered into snowbank.

## Other investigations on N770MA (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 FTW00LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA242), Aug 24, 2000: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (N770MA), Corsicana, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the in-flight separation of the propeller blade, which resulted from intergranular corrosion and fatigue cracking.

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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