Accident Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 N274MA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383008
 
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Date:Thursday 11 November 1982
Time:17:36 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MU2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
Owner/operator:International Jet Aviation Ser
Registration: N274MA
MSN: 786SA
Year of manufacture:1980
Total airframe hrs:1288 hours
Engine model:AIRESEARCH TPE-33110501M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Englewood, CO -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Englewood, CO (APA
Destination airport:Denver, CO (KDEN)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED FOR AN AIR TAXI OPERATION. THE PILOT BEGAN TAKING OFF ON A SLUSH COVERED RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED, THE NOSEWHEEL BEGAN TO SLING WATER AND SLUSH OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. HE RAISED THE NOSEWHEEL SLIGHTLY TO ELIMINATE THIS DISTRACTION. AT ABOUT THAT POINT, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY MOVED BOTH POWER LEVERS BACK TO THE REVERSE TO ABORT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWERVED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT, BUT CONTINUED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT BROUGHT BOTH CONDITION LEVERS BACK TO THE EMERGENCY SHUT-OFF POSITION AS THE PLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. FROZEN SLUSH WAS FOUND ON THE AIRFRAME. A GRAYISH-WHITE RESIDUE, POSSIBLY FROM EVAPORATED WATER/STEAM WAS NOTED INSIDE THE EXHAUST STACK OF THE RIGHT ENG. BOTH PROP FEATHER VLVS WERE FOUND OPEN, BOTH ENG SHUT- OFF VLVS WERE CLOSED, BOTH PROP LATCH PINS WERE ENGAGED, BUT THE LEFT PROP WAS FEATHERED & THE RIGHT WAS IN FLAT PITCH.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN83LA017
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN83LA017

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
22 February 1991 N274MA Scope Leasing Inc 3 Tulsa International (TUL), OK w/o

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