# NTSB IAD76AI054: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N300MA, Easton, MD, February 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1976
- Place: Easton, MD · EASTON, MD
- Location: 38.7763° N, 76.0705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7763&lon=-76.0705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0685   76/2/8    EASTON,MD           MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1225                    N300MA              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  59, 16800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            EASTON,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- BLACK SMOKE OBSVD FOLLOWED BY A STALL DEPARTURE TO THE L.ACFT ABT 150 FT AGL APRX 200 FT L OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N300MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300MA-1976-06-14), registration cancelled 1976-06-14, S/N 596, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Easton Muni

## 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 19760208009639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760208009639A), Feb 8, 1976: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Easton, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Black smoke obsvd followed by a stall departure to the l.acft abt 150 ft AGL aprx 200 ft l of rwy.

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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