Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 accident near Bunnell, FL
On August 25, 2006, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bunnell, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 25, 2006
- Place
- Bunnell, FL
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.313°N, 81.247°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060906X01296
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 25, 2006, at 1308 eastern daylight time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, N171MA, was destroyed during an in-flight separation and impact with terrain near Bunnell, Florida. The certificated commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed near the accident site, for the flight that departed Monroe County Airport (KBMG), Bloomington, Indiana; destined for Governors Harbour Airport (MYEM), Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal international flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. At 1222, the pilot made initial contact with the Jacksonville, Florida, air route traffic control center (ARTCC). At that time, the airplane was at 28,000 feet msl (FL 280). At 1241, the pilot was assigned a different radio frequency for Jacksonville ARTCC as the airplane entered a different sector of airspace. The pilot acknowledged and complied with the frequency change. At 1251, several aircraft in the sector had deviated around convective weather via their own navigation, without assistance from the air traffic controller, except for obtaining approval for course deviations. The air traffic controller then asked the accident pilot if he was anticipating a need to deviate from course before reaching Ormond Beach, Florida. The pilot initially responded that no deviations would be needed. At 1252, the controller broadcast an advisory for convective weather significant to the safety of all aircraft (convective SIGMET 39E), for the areas covering South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent encounter with thunderstorms.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
