# NTSB IAD78DLQ08: Mitsubishi MU-2, N115S, Hawesville, KY, January 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1978
- Place: Hawesville, KY · HAWESVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.8912° N, 86.7570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawesville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8912&lon=-86.7570&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DLQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0040  78/1/19    HAWESVILLE,KY       MITSUBISHI MU-2     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0935                    N115S               PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 36, 5600 TOTAL HOURS, 598
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANCOCK COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARROLLTON,GA               HAWESVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N115S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115S-1984-03-10), registration cancelled 1984-03-10, S/N 518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-30) (registry code 5780410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hancock County

## 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 19780119000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119000539A), Jan 19, 1978: Mtsbsi MU2B30, Hawesville, KY, Substantial damage

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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