National Transportation Safety Board

Aviation Accident Preliminary Report

Location: Hattiesburg, MS Accident Number: CEN21FA209

Date & Time: May 4, 2021, 23:05 Local Registration: N322TA
Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU2B Injuries: 4 Fatal, 2 Minor
Flight Conducted
Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Under:

On May 4, 2021, about 2305 central daylight time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 airplane, N322TA,
was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The pilot
and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane collided with a private residence; one
occupant was fatally injured, and two other occupants sustained minor injuries. The airplane
was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a
personal flight.

According to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data provided by the

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the flight departed Wichita Falls Municipal Airport
(SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, about 2057 and was en route to the Bobby L Chain Municipal
Airport (HBG), Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The pilot had filed and activated an instrument flight
rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot requested and received clearance to fly the RNAV 13
approach to HBG. The airplane flew to the initial approach fix, performed the procedure turn,
and flew a portion of the final approach course. The last ADS-B point was recorded at 2300
about 1.6 miles northwest from the accident site, at an altitude of 1,475 ft mean sea level (msl).
An Alert Notification (ALNOT) was issued by air traffic control when the pilot did not provide
a cancellation radio call as required after the instrument approach to a non-towered airport.
At 2320, law enforcement received a 911 call reporting the accident. There were no radio
distress calls recorded from the pilot.

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 Figure 1 ADS-B Plot

The airplane impacted the front section of an occupied residence about 2.2 miles from the
approach end of runway 13. A post impact fire ensued and consumed a majority of the
airplane and the residential structure. Cockpit instrumentation was mostly consumed by the
post-impact fire. The flaps were found at 20° down, and landing gear was extended at the time
of impact.

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 Figure 2 Overhead view of the accident site
According to FAA records, the pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane
single engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane. Documents provided by his
MU-2 training facility revealed the pilot completed a flight review in the accident airplane on
November 13, 2020, and completed Advisory Circular 91-89 approved MU-2 recurrent training
on November 14, 2020. The pilot had purchased the airplane in February 2012. An associate of
the pilot reported that the pilot owned a MU-2F model before he acquired the B model. On
June 24, 2020, the pilot was issued a second-class medical certificate. On the medical
certificate application, the pilot reported having accrued 7,834 total hours.

The airplane was not equipped, and was not required to be equipped, with any type of crash-
resistant recorder device.

The wreckage was relocated to a secure facility for further examination.

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 Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Mitsubishi Registration: N322TA

Model/Series: MU2B 60 Aircraft Category: Airplane

Amateur Built: No
Operator: Operating Certificate(s) None
Held:
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: IMC Condition of Light: NightDark
Observation Facility, Elevation: KHBG,151 ft msl Observation Time: 22:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 2 Nautical Miles Temperature/Dew Point: 19°C /18°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: /,
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 600 ft AGL Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.95 inches Hg Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point: Wichita Falls, TX Destination: Hattiesburg, MS

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Passenger Injuries: 2 Fatal Aircraft Fire: On-ground
Ground Injuries: 1 Fatal, 2 Minor Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 4 Fatal, 2 Minor Latitude, 31.291031,-89.285544
Longitude:

Administrative Information
Investigator In Charge (IIC):
Additional Participating Persons:
Note:
Aguilera, Jason
Addison Baxter; FAA FSDO; Jackson, MS
Yoshiaki Asako; Mitsubishi; Dallas, TX
Dana Metz; Honeywell; Phoenix, AZ
Les Doud; Hartzell Propeller; Piqua, OH
The NTSB traveled to the scene of this accident.

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