Mitsubishi MU-300 accident near Goodland, Kansas, December 15, 1993
On December 15, 1993 at about 8:05 pm local time, a Mitsubishi MU-300, registered N710MB, was destroyed in an accident near Goodland, Kansas (Goodland Muni airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 3 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR IFR PROCEDURES.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 15, 1993 · about 8:05 pm local time
- Place
- Goodland, Kansas · Goodland Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 3 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-300 · all MU-300s on the register
- Registration
- N710MB · no longer on the register · serial A078 S.A.
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30. THE FLYING PILOT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. ACCORDING TO THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER TRANSCRIPTS, THE FLYING PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A STABILIZED APPROACH. DURING THE INITIAL DESCENT THE AIRPLANE ENTERED AN OVER-SPEED CONDITION AND THE AIRPLANE FLEW THROUGH THE LOCALIZER. DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO RE-ESTABLISH THE AIRPLANE ON THE LOCALIZER, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DECREASE TO THE POINT WHERE THE PRESTALL 'STICK-SHAKER' ACTIVATED. THE STICK SHAKER CONTINUED UNTIL THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED TERRAIN. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 17,635 hours in all; 80 in this make and model; 17,100 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,593 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, April 23, 1993; 110 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 13,890 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W JT15D-4 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: 2K9 Scott City KS at 7:48 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 30, 5,499 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 400 ft; not recorded at 400 ft
- Temperature: 28°F (-2°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:56 pm from GLD, 6 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI94FA050.