Accident · 2005-05-24

NTSB case SEA05FA105 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-05-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (N312MA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain minimum controllable airspeed during the takeoff climb, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control when the left engine lost partial power. A fatigue failure to an oil tube, which resulted in the partial power loss to the left engine, procedures/directives not followed by the pilot, and the pilot's lack of recent experience and no recurrent training in the type of aircraft were factors.

Source: NTSB case SEA05FA105

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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