Mitsubishi MU-2B N346MA
14 February 1980 · Houston, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 February 1980 at about 19:02 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B registered N346MA, operated by B.d.holt Co, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Houston, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Houston Intercont
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Registration
- N346MA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- B.d.holt Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Corpus Christi, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0561
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 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
CRASHED DRG ILS APCH APRX 5MI BEHIND BOEING 727.ALTMS SET .05 BLO CORRECT SETTING.
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 |
| 23 Apr 1980 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Henderson, Nevada, United States | Inter FLT, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |