Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 CFFSS
27 September 1991 · Utica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 September 1991 at about 18:15 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 registered CFFSS, operated by Air 500 Limited, was involved in an accident near Utica, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Utica, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
- Registration
- CFFSS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air 500 Limited
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Syracuse → Bedford
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC91LA250
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING CLIMB, ONE OF THE FOUR PROPELLER BLADES ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER HUB, DAMAGING ANOTHER PROPELLER BLADE AND THE FUSELAGE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE ROTATIONAL UNBALANCE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY EXTREME VIBRATION AND RESULTED IN DISTORTION AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE/COWL ASSEMBLY AND THE WING. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ENGINE COWL WAS DEFLECTED UPWARD OVER THE WING AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 30 DEG, RESULTING IN DISTORTION OF AIRFLOW, BUFFETING, AND DEGRADATION OF ROLL CONTROL. DUE TO EXCESSIVE DRAG, MAXIMUM POWER WAS REQUIRED ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE RATE OF DESCENT AND LAND SUCCESSFULLY. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE PROPELLER HUB ARM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mitsubishi MU-2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1991 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Corp. Aviation Services, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 May 1991 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 | Kenefic, Oklahoma, United States | Corporate Aviation Services | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jun 1991 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A | Goleta, California, United States | Dennis M Jones | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Jul 1990 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Tyndall Afb, Florida, United States | Flight International | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1992 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | Richard R. Hough | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jan 1990 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Riggs, Charles A. | No injuries | - |
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