- Date
- December 28, 1977
- Place
- Addison, TX · ADDISON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N245MAMitsubishi MU-2J
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771228043149A
- Case key
- 143809
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3973 77/12/28 ADDISON,TX MITSUBISHI MU-2J CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 614 TIME - 1755 N245MA PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 435 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADDISON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOZEMAN,MT ADDISON,TX PUEBLO,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK APPROACH LIGHT STANCHION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N245MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Addison
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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.