Mitsubishi MU-2F N873Q
1 November 1979 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 November 1979 at about 21:41 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2F registered N873Q, operated by CFW Constructi, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nashville Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2F
- Registration
- N873Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- CFW Constructi
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chattanooga, Tn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3668
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLTS SCHEDULED FOR 18-20 HR CREW TIME ROUTINELY.AUTO PLT FOUND ON, TRIM 10DEG NOSE DOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mitsubishi MU-2F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1971 | Mitsubishi MU-2F | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | Sulzman Constr | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |