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NTSB accident investigation · Mitsubishi MU-2B · Williston, ND · December 8, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 8, 1981
Place
Williston, ND · WILLISTON, ND
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N40AMMitsubishi MU-2B
Status
Completed · report December 31, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811208079219A
Case key
122877

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2942   81/12/8   WILLISTON,ND        MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N40AM               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 41, 9300 TOTAL HOURS, 650
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLOULIN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WY                   WILLISTON,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N40AM
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sloulin Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N40AM · 1

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