Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jan 24, 1984, Ames
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on January 24, 1984 near Ames, Iowa, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Icy, snow covered runway during a...
- Date: January 24, 1984
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Ames, Iowa, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Icy, snow covered runway during a crosswind landing, with the pilot in command selecting the wrong runway (NTSB findings listed by ASN).
A Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 Marquise (N123AX) landed in a crosswind on a snow and ice covered runway at Ames, Iowa, on 24 January 1984. Directional control was lost, the aircraft struck a snowbank and was damaged beyond repair. All four occupants escaped uninjured.