Mitsubishi MU-2B N3550X
21 December 1968 · Springfield, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1968 at about 10:10 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B registered N3550X, operated by Midwestern INV, was involved in an accident during in flight near Springfield, Missouri, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springfield, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Registration
- N3550X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Midwestern INV
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4630
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MALFUNCTION OF ARTIFICIAL HORIZON AND TURN NEEDLE. ACFT OBSERVED TO CRASH FROM VERTICAL DIVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mitsubishi MU-2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1968 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1969 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1970 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | Wings Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1970 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Northfield, Ohio, United States | LBK Investment | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1970 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Ottawa Silica | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1970 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Sacramento, California, United States | Mooney Aircraf | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |