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N196MA1979 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Mar 31, 2030
Based in
Muscle Shoals, AL
owner city / state
Engine
TPE331 SERIES · 904 hp
Airesearch
Owners
1
since 2008
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Stef Air LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Muscle Shoals, AL
Certificate issued
Apr 15, 2008
Expires
Mar 31, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Nov 14, 1979

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Mitsubishi
Model
MU-2B-60
Year
1979
Serial number
764 S.A.
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
10
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A17F89

Engine

Make and model
Airesearch Tpe331 Series
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
904 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2008 – nowStef Air LLCMuscle Shoals, AL · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Autoflight · servo · burnedApr 10, 1996

    AFTER SWITCHING OFF AUTOPILOT FOR DESCENT TO LAND, RUDDER BECAME STIFF. AFTER LANDING, IT BECAME NORMAL AGAIN. PILOT SUSPECTED ICE. INVESTIGATION TO THIS FOUND YAW SERVO MOTOR BURNED UP TO THE POINT THAT PAINT WAS COMING OFF CASE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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