Mitsubishi MU-2B N764Q
16 January 1970 · Salisbury, Maryland, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 January 1970 at about 01:15 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B registered N764Q, operated by Carmen Leasing, was involved in an accident during in flight near Salisbury, Maryland, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salisbury, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salisbury-Wicomic
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Registration
- N764Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Carmen Leasing
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miami, Fla → Philadelphia, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-1629
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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
FUEL IN TIP TANKS, OTHERS EMPTY.UNDET AMT OF FUELLOST DUE BROKEN O RING SEAL, FUEL LEVEL CTL VALVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mitsubishi MU-2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 27 Apr 1969 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Van Buren, Arkansas, United States | ED Warmack | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |