Accident · 1996-07-20
What the record says
- Event date
- 1996-07-20
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B (N999FA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- D and D Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- D & D AVIATION
Probable cause
an uncontained failure of the second stage turbine wheel due to fatigue. Factors were: obstructions in the forced landing area and the inability of the airplane to climb after the turbine wheel failure.
Source: NTSB case LAX96LA280Flight 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.