# NTSB DEN82FA006: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N53AD, Saratoga, WY, November 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1981
- Place: Saratoga, WY · SARATOGA, WY
- Location: 41.4524° N, 106.8117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saratoga, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4524&lon=-106.8117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3668   81/11/5   SARATOGA,WY         MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1730                    N53AD               PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 48, 16600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIVELY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARATOGA,WY                 ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SHORTLY AFTER TKOF,ACFT CRASHED IN R DSNDG TURN.D/A APRX 6900FT.NO PRE-ACDNT MALF OR FAILURE FND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53AD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53AD-1989-09-06), registration cancelled 1989-09-06, S/N 776SA (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (registry code 5780460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shively

## 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 19811105071729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071729A), Nov 5, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Saratoga, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed and burned after climbing 100 to 200 ft after takeoff. No engine or other malfunction discovered.

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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