LAX82DA017

NTSB accident investigation · Nitsubishi MU-2B · Pago Pago, Antarctica · November 22, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 22, 1981
Place
Pago Pago, Antarctica · PAGO PAGO, American Samoa
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N109TWNitsubishi MU-2B
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123150

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3415  81/11/22 NR.PAGO PAGO,A SAMOA  NITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58,
        TIME - 1546                    N109TW              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                 PAGO PAGO,AM SAMOA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT STTD UN TRANS FUEL FM TIP TKS TO MAINS.SANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N109TW
Reported as
Nitsubishi MU-2B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed