Mitsubishi MU2B accident near Hattiesburg, MS
On May 5, 2021, a Mitsubishi MU2B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hattiesburg, MS. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 5, 2021
- Place
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU2B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.291°N, 89.285°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210505103032
Official records · CEN21FA209
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Security Camera Recording - Study: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Attachment 1 To Security Camera Recording - Study: Document (MKV), on ntsb.gov
- FAA Record Of Audio Transmissions: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 4, 2021, about 2301 central daylight time, a Mitsubishi MU2B-60 airplane, N322TA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG), Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The pilot, two passengers, and one person on the ground sustained fatal injuries, and two people on the ground sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot was flying under an instrument flight rules flight plan and departed Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, about 2058. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot checked in with the Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center and requested a descent into HBG. The flight was cleared to descend to 2,400 ft mean sea level (msl). During the descent, the pilot reported that he had the current weather information and requested a clearance direct to the HILGA intersection for the area navigation (RNAV) GPS runway 13 approach to HBG. Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration captured the accident flight. About 2251, the pilot began to fly the procedure turn for the RNAV approach; at 2252:12, the airplane’s airspeed was 88 knots. The airspeed fluctuated before the airplane accelerated back to 140 knots as the airplane crossed HILGA and descended to 2,000 ft msl. As the airplane approached the final approach fix (CUPPA), the airplane descended before the fix and crossed it 300 ft low.
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the night instrument approach which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall from which the pilot was unable to recover.
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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.
