Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Rapid City, SD
44.080543°N, 103.231015°W |
Tail number | N64MD |
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Accident date | 09 Feb 1990 |
Aircraft type | Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 |
Additional details: | None |
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED (VMC), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FATIGUE FAILURE OF A COUPLING SHAFT IN THE #1 ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER IN THAT ENGINE.