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N538EA1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 1, 2007.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Dec 2004)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Watkins, CO
owner city / state
Engine
TPE331 SERIES · 904 hp
Airesearch
Owners
1
since 1999
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2004
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Flight Line INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Watkins, CO
Certificate issued
Jun 18, 1999
Canceled
Dec 1, 2007
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Sep 1, 1981

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
1981
Serial number
1538 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
A6CE8A

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. 1999 – 2007Flight Line INCWatkins, CO

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Dec 11, 2004 · Englewood, CO

the pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed during the night visual approach resulting in a loss of control and uncontrolled descent into terrain. A contributing factor was the precautionary shutdown of the left engine for undetermined reasons.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
DEN05FA034

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN05FA034)

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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