- Date
- October 20, 1983, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place
- Patterson, LA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N444PAMitsubishi MU-2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831020054859A
- Case key
- 21073
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Analysis
While descending into the Patterson area on an IFR flt plan, the plt was cleared to hold & was advised that he would be the #2 acft for an approach to the Patterson arpt. A few winutes later the plt asked how long the delay would be. He subsequently stated he had the arpt, cancelled IFR & was going in VFR. A plt who had just departed the arpt heard a mitsubishi call 'turning base.' He could not see an acft on base for rwy 5. He called but did not receive a reply. The acft contacted trees along a heading of about 225 deg. The flaps were extended about 5 deg & the landing gear were extended.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N444PA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 691
- Airframe hours
- 2,237
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331-252M, 775 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- The Wil-Mc Oil Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 26, 1983 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- ADS · Addison, TX
- Airport
- Patterson, runway 5
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,372 total · 1,211 in this make and model · 3,372 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Observed at
- PTN, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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