Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jan 3, 1989, Falköping
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on January 3, 1989 near Falköping, Västergötland, Sweden with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion, with the main...
- Date: January 3, 1989
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Falköping, Västergötland, Sweden
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion, with the main and wing tanks empty while the tip tanks still contained fuel.
A Mitsubishi MU2 Marquise on a flight from Visby to Falköping lost power from both engines during the landing phase. The pilot made a wheels up forced landing in a field, the aircraft slid into a rock fence and was written off, and the pilot was slightly injured.