Mitsubishi MU-2B N53AD

Summary

On 5 November 1981 at about 17:30 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B registered N53AD, operated by Arapaho Drilli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Saratoga, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 November 1981 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Saratoga, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Shively

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU-2B

Registration

N53AD

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Arapaho Drilli

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Corporate/Executive

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Route

S → Albuquerque, Nm

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

3-3668

2 people died.

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

SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, ACFT CRASHED IN R DSNDG TURN.D/A APRX 6900FT.NO PRE-ACDNT MALF OR FAILURE FND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.