# NTSB OAK70FVG02: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N783Q, Sacramento, CA, February 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1970
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70FVG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0876  70/2/12    SACRAMENTO,CALIF    MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1706                    N783Q               PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             42, 3973 TOTAL HOURS, 246
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF         LOCAL                        SACRAMENTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- LNDG GR MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N783Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sacramento Metro

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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