Aircraft model
MITSUBISHI MU-2B
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The original MU-2B of 1965: the short-fuselage Mitsubishi with two 575 shp Garrett TPE331-25A turboprops, full-span double-slotted flaps and spoilers instead of ailerons. It is the aeroplane that proved a small turboprop twin could be genuinely fast, and it cruises at 270 knots on an airframe that grosses under 9,000 lb.
The MU-2's reputation is the first thing anyone brings up and it deserves an honest answer. The early accident record was poor, the FAA studied the type extensively and concluded the airframe was sound but the training was not, and since 2008 a special federal aviation regulation has required a specific training programme to fly one. Pilots who have done it are almost uniformly enthusiastic. What remains true is that the aeroplane lands fast, has no ailerons to use in the conventional way, and is entirely intolerant of being flown by feel. The TPE331s and the SFAR training are the two costs that decide whether ownership makes sense.
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- MITSUBISHI MU-2B
What it is
| Seats | 7 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Garrett AiResearch TPE331-25A |
| Horsepower | 575 hp |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 1965 |
| Production end | 1969 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;pressurized/high-altitude;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 270 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,040 nm |
| Service ceiling | 25,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 2,220 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 78 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 7 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 3,590 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,647 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 8,930 lb |
| Empty weight | 5,340 lb |
| Usable fuel | 290 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 72 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $100,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $260,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 5,400 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $300,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $450,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 35 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 1 |
| Median year built | 1974.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | — |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | — |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 2 |
| Transfers per 100 active | — |
| Airworthiness directives | 13 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | none |
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, turbo-prop, 2 engines, 7+ seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 0.7 of 104 |
| Liquidity | —5 |
- Accident record: class median 13.13 · 24 models in class.
- Severity: class median 31.67.
- Access: class median 5,500.
- Support: class median 59.
- Liquidity: class median 22.37.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.