# NTSB NYC72AN129: Mitsubishi MU-2G, N132MA, Atlantic City, NJ, April 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1972
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN129

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0669  72/4/16    ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    MITSUBISHI MU-2G    CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1419                    N132MA              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 37, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       53
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- EVIDENCE THAT GEESE HIT WINDSHIELD POSSIBLY INCAPACITATING ONE OR BOTH PLTS. FOG BANK ALONG SHORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N132MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132MA-1972-08-15), registration cancelled 1972-08-15, S/N 503, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2G
- 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: Bader

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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