# NTSB NYC78FA085: Mitsubishi MU-2P, N765MA, Bedford, NH, August 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1978
- Place: Bedford, NH · BEDFORD, NH
- Location: 42.9465° N, 71.5159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9465&lon=-71.5159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA085

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765MA-1979-05-08), registration cancelled 1979-05-08, S/N 372SA (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2P
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-26a) (registry code 5780414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Manchester

## 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 19780828043309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780828043309A), Aug 28, 1978: Amtr 57810, Bedford, NH, Destroyed. Plt rptd compass problem.

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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