# NTSB OAK79FVG43: Mitsubishi MU2, N312MA, Sacramento, CA, May 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1979
- 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: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312MA-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 266, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU2
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-25) (registry code 5780409) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Sacramento Exec

## Other investigations on N312MA (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA05FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA105), May 25, 2005: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (N312MA), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…
- [NTSB MKC82IA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82IA137), Aug 5, 1982: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (N312MA), St. Joseph, MO, incident, minor damage

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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