Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Feb 14, 1980 (4 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on February 14, 1980 near Houston-George Bush-Intercontinental, Texas, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: February 14, 1980
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Houston-George Bush-Intercontinental, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Undershoot on final approach and collision with trees due to improper IFR operation. Contributing factors were windshear, an incorrect altimeter setting by the pilot, high obstructions, fog with visibility of two miles or less, and an approach flown about 5 miles behind a Boeing 727.
Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 N346MA flew a night ILS approach to Houston Intercontinental from Corpus Christi. It was too low on final, struck trees and crashed. Four of the five occupants were killed and one passenger was seriously injured.