# NTSB MIA81FLD44: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N741MA, Lakeland, FL, May 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1981
- Place: Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0940  81/5/21    LAKELAND,FL         MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0932                    N741MA              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  62, 29000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKELAND MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPLES,FL                   LAKELAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SCISSORS NOT CONNECTED AFTER ACFT WAS PRE-FLTD IN HANGAR & TOWED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N741MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakeland 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 19810521027239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521027239A), May 21, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B26, Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Took off with nose wheel disconnected. Airplane ran off runway on landing.

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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