Mitsubishi MU-2B N307MA
23 April 1980 · Henderson, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 April 1980 at about 20:42 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B registered N307MA, operated by Inter FLT, Ltd, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Henderson, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Henderson, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Harbor
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Registration
- N307MA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Inter FLT, Ltd
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Angelo, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3273
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
WINGTIP TNK SNIFFER VLV O-RING SEAL, PN MS29512-6, FAILED BFR FLT.DIVERTED TO UNLIGHTED RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mitsubishi MU-2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1980 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Cambellstown, Ohio, United States | Inductotherm I | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1980 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Proform, Inc. | Fatal | 7 |
| 14 Feb 1980 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Houston, Texas, United States | B.d.holt Co | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Hays, Kansas, United States | Miscellaneous | Fatal | 7 |
| 17 Oct 1979 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Piqua, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Wabash, Indiana, United States | Mooreair, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |