ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40576
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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 1992 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 Solitaire |
| Owner/operator: | Richard R. Hough |
| Registration: | N220MA |
| MSN: | 441S.A. |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2706 hours |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE331-10-511 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 miles W of Concord Regional Airport, Concord, New Hampshire -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Concord, NH (KCON) |
| Utica, NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE 74 YEAR OLD PILOT AND HIS WIFE WERE ON A TRIP TO ATTEND A FUNERAL. A WITNESS, WHO HEARD THE AIRPLANE OVERHEAD, REPORTED THAT IT SOUNDED LOW AND AT LEAST ONE ENGINE WAS OPERATING. HE REPORTED THAT WHEN HE LOOKED UP, THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A DIVE, SPINNING SLOWLY; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT MAKE A COMPLETE REVOLUTION. RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE IN A LEFT DESCENDING TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET PER MINUTE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT IN A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT, AND MUCH OF THE FORWARD SECTION HAD PENETRATED THE GROUND. THERE WAS A POST-CRASH FIRE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND VARIOUS ACTUATORS CONFIRMED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, FLAPS WERE EXTENDED 5 DEGREES, ELEVATOR AND AILERON TRIM WERE NEUTRAL, AND THE RUDDER WAS POSITIONED 3 DEGREES LEFT. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE CONFIRMED INTERNAL/ROTATIONAL DAMAGE.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DURING FLIGHT FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO92FA094
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=220MA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Mar-2016 22:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 19:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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