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NTSB accident investigation · Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Norton Shores, MI · August 15, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
August 15, 2026, 13:31 local (17:31 UTC)
Place
Norton Shores, MI · MKG
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5LCMitsubishi MU-2B-40
Defining event
Landing: Landing gear not configured
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20260815009929A
Case key
203628

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N5LC
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2B-40
Category
Airplane
Serial number
433 S.A.
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Calm Air Aviation Inc
Registered owner
Calm Air Aviation Inc
Departed
MKG · Muskegon, MI
Airport
MKG · Muskegon County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Wind
90° at 9 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 63 °F
Altimeter
30.11 inHg
Observed at
KMKG
METAR
SPECI KMKG 151723Z 09009KT 10SM SCT025 SCT085 BKN250 26/17 A3011 RMK AO2 T02560172 $

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.