- Date
- November 16, 1988, 22:33 local (Nov 17, 1988, 04:33 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N271MAMitsubishi MU-2B-60
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881116050739A
- Case key
- 14236
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The first takeoff was aborted due to a perceived engine problem. Six minutes later on second takeoff, the aircraft climbed to 50 feet, drifted to the right, rolled right and impacted in the infield. This was a single pilot operation in a complex aircraft. Winds exceeded the demonstrated crosswind limitation of the aircraft. There was no evidence that the pilot was using the seat belt or shoulder harness. Post crash investigation of both engines and props determined that there were no operational defects and that both were porducing power at the time of impact. Strong gusty winds varying in intensity from 15 to 30 knots and varying in direction from southwest to northwest were prevalent at the airport on the day of the accident. The prop condition levers were found in the taxi position and the power levers were set with the left engine near flight idle position and the right engine at the takeoff position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N271MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- S.A.797
- Airframe hours
- 4,282
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331-10511, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Corporate Aviation Svcs. Inc., doing business as Corporate Aviation Svcs. Inc.
- Registered owner
- Corporate Aviation Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · October 4, 1988 · 304 hours before
- Destination
- STL · St. Louis, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MDW · Chicago Midway, runway 31L, 6,519 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,507 total · 904 in this make and model · 2,800 as pilot in command · 303 in the last 90 days · 102 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MDW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N271MA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.