Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 N477MA

Summary

On 5 November 1983 at about 02:30 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 registered N477MA was involved in an accident near Richfield, Utah, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 November 1983 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Richfield, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Richfield (RIF)

Coordinates

38.7508, -112.0998

Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60

Registration

N477MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN84LA050

1 person was seriously injured.

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

THE ACFT PROPELLER STRUCK A 12 YEAR OLD MALE PASSENGER AFTER HE DEPLANED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON AN UNLIGHTED RAMP AT ABOUT 1930 HOURS MST. THE BOY HAD WALKED FORWARD ALONG THE FUSELAGE TO LOOK INTO THE COCKPIT WHEN HE WAS HIT. HIS FATHER WAS IN THE COCKPITS LEFT SEAT. THE SHUTDOWN OF ENGINES HAD BEEN SLOW THE PLT SAID BECAUSE THIS WAS BASICALLY A TRAINING MISSION. THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING TO A STOP WHEN THE BOY WAS HIT. ACCORDING TO THE LINE CREWS THIS BOY WAS KNOWN TO JUMP OUT THE ACFT AND RUN AROUND THE RAMP. THE COMPANY PRESIDENT WHO WAS THE ACTING PLT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SAID 'THE BOY EXITED THE ACFT AGAINST INSTRUCTIONS AND VERBAL WARNINGS.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.