FTW77FA045

NTSB accident investigation · Mitsubishi MU-2B · Austin, TX · March 18, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 18, 1977
Place
Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N777MAMitsubishi MU-2B
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770318007649A
Case key
157604

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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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3-0563  77/3/18  NR.AUSTIN,TX          MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 10800
        TIME - 1602                    N777MA              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 3900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANGELO,TX               HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N777MA
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.