# NTSB SEA82DYM06: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N442MA, Madras, OR, December 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1981
- Place: Madras, OR · MADRAS, OR
- Location: 44.6639° N, 121.1604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madras, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6639&lon=-121.1604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3183   81/12/4   MADRAS,OR           MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0950                    N442MA              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 34, 6775 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CITY-COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  MADRAS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT STATED FWD VIS DECREASED AFTER TCHDWN DUE TO REFLECTION FM SUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N442MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: City-County

## 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 19811204078909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204078909A), Dec 4, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Madras, OR, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off end of runway and hit fenceposts. Pilot claimed fog and sun obscured visibility.

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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