Mitsubishi MU-2B N962MA
23 February 1980 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 February 1980 at about 11:18 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B registered N962MA, operated by Proform, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakefront
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Registration
- N962MA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Proform, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chicago, Il → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0168
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 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
CRASHED INTO WATER 400YDS LEFT OF LOCALIZER, BELOW GLIDESLOPE.
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 Apr 1980 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Henderson, Nevada, United States | Inter FLT, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |