- Date
- March 18, 1983, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- North Adams, MA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N473MAMitsubishi MU-2B-60
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830318008659A
- Case key
- 35033
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At 1145 the plt reported VFR conditions & requested radar vectors to the arpt. He was issued a cruise clearance of 5,000 ft & given a heading. 18 mi from the arpt he reported visual contact with the ground. At 1151 he was asked if he was familiar with the area to which he responded negative. He was then advised of rising terrain in all quadrants, including a mountain '...to almost 3700 feet, 3 miles south of the airport.' At 1154 the plt was advised that the arpt was less than a mile at 12 o'clock. The acft impacted a mountain 2 mi south of the arpt at about 2,700 ft MSL. A witnessdescribed the sky conditions as a low ceiling with clouds obscuring the mountain peaks. The arpt is uncontrolled & has no published instrument approach procedure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N473MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1547 SA
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331-10, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Petroquimica Dominicana Cxa
- Registered owner
- Aircraft Marketing Intl., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 5, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- 2B6 · North Adams, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 2B6 · Harriman-West
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,450 total · 9,900 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALB, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.