- Date
- April 19, 1984, 20:22 local (Apr 20, 1984, 01:22 UTC)
- Place
- Burlington, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N466MAMitsubishi MU-2B-60
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 19840419076029A
- Case key
- 15807
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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 acft was flown earlier in the day for a sales demonstration. On the return flt, when the landing gear were lowered, the plt thought he heard a noise emitting from the gear, although cockpit indications were normal. The acft landed at johnnycake arpt & was refueled for a flt to bradley field where it is hangared. The plt stated he intended to make the 22 mi flt with the gear down as a precaution. He also stated his intention to fly below the overcast because of delays of up to 45 min in obtaining IFR clearances. Moments after takeoff the acft collided with trees east of the arpt. About 1 mi east of the arpt is a north-south ridge. Another plt, who departed 15-20 mins earlier, reported entering the overcast between 400 & 700 ft AGL. Ground witnesses 1 mi se of the arpt who heard the crash described the wx as heavy fog & mist. One witness estimated the ceiling as 100 ft AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N466MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1540SA
- Airframe hours
- 7,890
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-10511M, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Turbine Air Management Inc.
- Registered owner
- Eternal Lamp Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 16, 1984 · 857 hours before
- Departed
- 22B · Burlington, CT
- Destination
- BDL · Windsor Locks, CT
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,700 total · 3,200 in this make and model · 50,000 as pilot in command · 102 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.