- Date
- August 28, 1978
- Place
- Bedford, NH · BEDFORD, NH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N765MAMitsubishi MU-2P
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780828043309A
- Case key
- 139493
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4348 78/8/28 BEDFORD,NH MITSUBISHI MU-2P CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1317 N765MA PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 61, 15679 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANCHESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANCHESTER,NH WINDSOR LOCKS,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: OTHER WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 56 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT RPTD COMPASS PROBLEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N765MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Manchester
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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