# NTSB NYC68F0411: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N3560X, Pittsburgh, PA, March 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1968
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0411
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0411

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0828   68/3/9    PITTSBURGH,PA       MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1108                    N3560X              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             36, 12950 TOTAL HOURS, 35
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PITTSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- DRAG LINK TWISTED,CAUSED NOSE GR TO JAM.NEWLY DESIGNED DRAG LINK REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3560X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3560X-1993-10-20), registration cancelled 1993-10-20, S/N 029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b) (registry code 5780404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg

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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