Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jan 26, 1990 (2 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on January 26, 1990 near Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Probable airframe icing...
- Date: January 26, 1990
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Probable airframe icing in cloud leading to loss of control in a left bank, with pilot fatigue cited as a contributing factor.
A Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise operated by Great Western Aviation on a charter flight from Perth to Port Hedland crashed about 10 km north of Meekatharra, Western Australia, on 26 January 1990. The pilot and one passenger were killed. The accident was investigated together with a similar MU-2 accident at Leonora in 1988.