ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38264
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| Date: | 24-MAR-1983 |
| Time: | 02:36 |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise |
| Owner/operator: | Mitshubishi Aircraft International Inc |
| Registration: | N72B |
| C/n / msn: | 735SA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jeffersonville, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville, FL (JAX/KJAX) |
| Atlanta, GA (ATL/KATL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
On March 24, 1983, an MU-2B-60, registration N72B, was en route from Jacksonville, FL, to Atlanta, GA, in level flight at 18,000 feet. The aircraft was on the return leg of a round-trip flight hauling freight (a consignment of cancelled bank checks) and had just been handed over from JAX Center to ATL center when it disappeared from radar at approximately 2:30 am.
The wreckage was spread over a two-mile area. According to the NTSB report, the right wing failed upward and the left wing failed downward. all four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) were killed. The registration N72B was cancelled by the FAA on June 16 1983.
Probable cause: "The uncontrolled descent of the airplane for undetermined reasons and the overstress and breakup of the airplane structure during an attempted recovery by the pilot."
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DCA83AA022 at https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42388
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=72B
Safety recommendations:
Safety recommendation A-83-56 issued 24 August 1983 by NTSB to FAA
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Mar-2016 21:03 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Feb-2020 15:14 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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