# NTSB Accident LAX96LA280
> **Mitsubishi MU-2B** · 1996-07-20 · SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA280
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06292
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-20
- **Location:** SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.609806, -111.889656
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mitsubishi
- **Model:** MU-2B
- **Registration:** N999FA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an uncontained failure of the second stage turbine wheel due to fatigue.  Factors were: obstructions in the forced landing area and the inability of the airplane to climb after the turbine wheel failure.

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