Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Nov 20, 1972 (1 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on November 20, 1972 near Alcolu South Carolina, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Uncontrolled descent and...
- Date: November 20, 1972
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Alcolu South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent and ground collision after an in flight battery failure, with a thermal runaway and fire in a nickel cadmium battery (NTSB)
A Mitsubishi Marquise on a corporate flight from Rocky Mount to Columbia went out of control while cruising and crashed in an open field at Alcolu, South Carolina. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and the sole pilot was killed. The NTSB linked the accident to a battery fire.