- Date
- October 16, 1976
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N500BJMitsubishi MU-2K
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761016037199A
- Case key
- 157030
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0020 76/10/16 CHARLOTTE,NC MITSUBISHI MU-2K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 6600 TIME - 1000 N500BJ PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,GA BUCHANNON,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: WHEEL TURBINE POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: SEALS,AIR-OIL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- V SEAL INSTALLED IN WRONG LOCATION.FRAGMENTS FM 3RD STAGE TURBINE DMGD WING,ENG COWL & FUSELAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N500BJ
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.