Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Apr 23, 1980 (1 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on April 23, 1980 near Las Vegas-Henderson Executive (Sky Harbour), Nevada, United States with 1 fatality. Cause:...
- Date: April 23, 1980
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Las Vegas-Henderson Executive (Sky Harbour), Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Stall during traffic pattern circling after the pilot failed to maintain flying speed, with fuel system deficiencies reported as contributing factors.
Interflight Mitsubishi MU-2B-10 N307MA, on a ferry flight from Albuquerque to Henderson, Nevada, stalled while circling in the traffic pattern and crashed in rocky terrain about a mile short of the runway at Henderson-Sky Harbor on 23 April 1980. The aircraft burst into flames and the sole occupant, the pilot, was killed. The pilot had reported fuel system technical problems before the approach.