Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Dec 16, 1988 (20 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on December 16, 1988 near Sturt Meadows Station, Western Australia, Australia with 20 fatalities. Cause: Ice build up...
- Date: December 16, 1988
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Sturt Meadows Station, Western Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Ice build up on the airframe reduced airspeed until the aircraft stalled and spun, and the pilot did not recognise the falling airspeed in time to recover.
Mitsubishi Marquise VH-BBA of Broughton Air Services was on a charter flight from Perth to mining sites near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia on 16 December 1988. Ice built up on the airframe while climbing in cloud, the aircraft stalled and spun, and it crashed on Sturt Meadows Station about 55 km from Leonora. The pilot and passengers were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire.