Mitsubishi MU-2B N444PA

Summary

On 20 October 1983 at about 15:40 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B registered N444PA was involved in an accident near Patterson, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 October 1983 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Patterson, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Patterson

Coordinates

29.6902, -91.2998

Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU-2B

Registration

N444PA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Addison → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84FA028

3 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

WHILE DESCENDING INTO THE PATTERSON AREA ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, THE PLT WAS CLEARED TO HOLD & WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE THE #2 ACFT FOR AN APPROACH TO THE PATTERSON ARPT. A FEW WINUTES LATER THE PLT ASKED HOW LONG THE DELAY WOULD BE. HE SUBSEQUENTLY STATED HE HAD THE ARPT, CANCELLED IFR & WAS GOING IN VFR. A PLT WHO HAD JUST DEPARTED THE ARPT HEARD A MITSUBISHI CALL 'TURNING BASE.' HE COULD NOT SEE AN ACFT ON BASE FOR RWY 5. HE CALLED BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A REPLY. THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES ALONG A HEADING OF ABOUT 225 DEG. THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED ABOUT 5 DEG & THE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.