SERS · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · 1996-01-19 · WEST COLUMBIA, SC, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA96FA067
Event ID
20001208X05169
Type
Accident
Date
1996-01-19
Location
WEST COLUMBIA, SC, USA
Coordinates
33.939888, -81.150611
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Mitsubishi
Model
MU-2B-60
Registration
N50KW
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
a total loss of power on one engine for undetermined reasons, and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC) resulting in an in-flight loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the wind gusts encountered while on final approach to land.