Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 N274MA

Summary

On 11 November 1982 at about 23:36 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 registered N274MA, operated by International Jet Aviation SER, was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 November 1982 at 23:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Arapahoe County (APA)

Coordinates

39.5791, -104.8599

Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60

Registration

N274MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

International Jet Aviation SER

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englewood → Denver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LA017

Nobody was injured.

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED FOR AN AIR TAXI OPERATION. THE PILOT BEGAN TAKING OFF ON A SLUSH COVERED RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED, THE NOSEWHEEL BEGAN TO SLING WATER AND SLUSH OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. HE RAISED THE NOSEWHEEL SLIGHTLY TO ELIMINATE THIS DISTRACTION. AT ABOUT THAT POINT, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY MOVED BOTH POWER LEVERS BACK TO THE REVERSE TO ABORT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWERVED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT, BUT CONTINUED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT BROUGHT BOTH CONDITION LEVERS BACK TO THE EMERGENCY SHUT-OFF POSITION AS THE PLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. FROZEN SLUSH WAS FOUND ON THE AIRFRAME. A GRAYISH-WHITE RESIDUE, POSSIBLY FROM EVAPORATED WATER/STEAM WAS NOTED INSIDE THE EXHAUST STACK OF THE RIGHT ENG. BOTH PROP FEATHER VLVS WERE FOUND OPEN, BOTH ENG SHUT- OFF VLVS WERE CLOSED, BOTH PROP LATCH PINS WERE ENGAGED, BUT THE LEFT PROP WAS FEATHERED & THE RIGHT WAS IN FLAT PITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.