Accident · 2005-09-22

NTSB case CHI05FA272 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-09-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 (N103RC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: McNeely Charter Service, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MCNEELY CHARTER SERVICE INC

Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision not to land at the departure runway or other available airports during the emergency descent, and his failure to maintain clearance from a vehicle and terrain. Contributing factors were a false engine fire warning light, inadequate maintenance by company personnel, a contaminated fire warning detection loop, and night conditions.

Source: NTSB case CHI05FA272

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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