Mitsubishi MU-2J N44MR
30 November 1980 · Port Aransas, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 November 1980 at about 14:30 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2J registered N44MR, operated by Gulf Capital C, was involved in an accident during in flight near Port Aransas, Texas, United States. 7 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Aransas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mustang Beach
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2J
- Registration
- N44MR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gulf Capital C
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Brownsville, Tx → Atlanta, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3557
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 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
WND GUSTS 24KTS. PROP BLADE FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE, ORIGINATING AT STRESS CORROSION CRACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mitsubishi MU-2J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1978 | Mitsubishi MU-2J | Raton, New Mexico, United States | Special Jet | Fatal | 6 |
| 28 Dec 1977 | Mitsubishi MU-2J | Addison, Texas, United States | Home Interiors | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1974 | Mitsubishi MU-2J | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1988 | Mitsubishi MU-2J | Missing | John C. Larcombe | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |