# NTSB LAX81DUQ33: Mitsubishi MU-2, N100NP, Goleta, CA, September 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1981
- Place: Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Location: 34.4354° N, 119.8589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goleta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4354&lon=-119.8589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUQ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3010  81/9/13    GOLETA,CA           MITSUBISHI MU-2     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4808
        TIME - 1845                    N100NP              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 392 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CA                 GOLETA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ENCTRG ELEC PROBLEM W AC SYS,THOUGHT HE PUT GEAR DWN,DUSK.NO GEAR MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N100NP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Barbara

## 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 19810913062189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913062189A), Sep 13, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B40, Goleta, CA, Substantial damage. Claimed electrical problem landing and forgot to put gear down. No defects found. Passenger noted gear up too late.

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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