- Date
- May 25, 1979
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N312MAMitsubishi MU2
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136161
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0947 79/5/25 SACRAMENTO,CA MITSUBISHI MU2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 7850 TIME - 1515 N312MA PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO EXEC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARSON CITY,NV SACRAMENTO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- PLT STATED ACFT PROB HIT 7IN HOLE DURING PRIOR LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N312MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Sacramento Exec
N312MARegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2012 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-25Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-25Engine modelAiResearch 331 SER 605HP
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Other investigations on N312MA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA05FA105Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportHillsboro, ORThe pilot's failure to obtain minimum controllable airspeed during the takeoff climb, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control when the left engine lost partial power. A fatigue failure to an oil tube, which resulted in the partial power loss to the left…NTSB MKC82IA137Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSt. Joseph, MOAfter takeoff, the pilot was cleared to climb to 6000 ft MSL. While climbing through about 5000 ft, he heard a loud noise (bam) as the left engine lost power. The left engine was shut down and feathered and a landing was made with no other problems. An…