Accident · 2001-05-01

NTSB case FTW01FA111 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-05-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (N16CG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following a loss of right engine power, which resulted in impact with terrain in an uncontrolled descent. A contributing factor was the loss of right engine power as a result of the fatigue failure of the propeller shaft coupling.

Source: NTSB case FTW01FA111

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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