# NTSB FTW79DA088: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N222LR, New Orleans, LA, June 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1979
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0912  79/6/18    NEW ORLEANS,LA      MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 6450
        TIME - 1831                    N222LR              PX-  1  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,ALA                 NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- URINE ALCOHOL 235 M/G PERCENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N222LR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakefront

## 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 19790618015689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618015689A), Jun 18, 1979: Mtsbsi MU2/, New Orleans, LA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Passenger got out of airplane with both engines running; walked into prop.

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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