# NTSB FTW79FPG15: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N5NW, Searcy, AR, January 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1979
- Place: Searcy, AR · SEARCY, AR
- Location: 35.2411° N, 91.7352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searcy, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2411&lon=-91.7352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0122  79/1/23    SEARCY,AR           MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0855                    N5NW                PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 33, 3300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1031 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARCY MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            SEARCY,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5NW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5NW-1979-07-03), registration cancelled 1979-07-03, S/N 597, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (registry code 5780411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Searcy Municipal

## 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 19790123001399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123001399A), Jan 23, 1979: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Searcy, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot witness stated the acft overshot the rwy during an attempt at runway realignment.

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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