Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Nov 26, 1979 (1 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on November 26, 1979 near Post Oak Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Uncontrolled descent and collision...
- Date: November 26, 1979
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Post Oak Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent and collision with ground due to pilot physical impairment. Contributing factors included alcohol impairment (blood alcohol 1.7 per mille), fatigue after about 48 hours without sleep, and the autopilot being engaged.
On 26 November 1979, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 Marquise (N234MA) on a flight from Jackson, Mississippi to Ardmore, Oklahoma lost height at cruise altitude, entered a dive and crashed near Post Oak, Texas. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed.