Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jun 28, 1991 (4 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on June 28, 1991 near Santa Barbara, California, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to...
- Date: June 28, 1991
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after becoming spatially disoriented. Contributing factors were continued VFR flight into instrument conditions, darkness, low cloud, and the pilot's diverted attention.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 departed Santa Monica at night and flew into instrument conditions near Santa Barbara without a clearance. It came into close proximity with an SA227 on approach, then the pilot became spatially disoriented and the aircraft descended into the ocean. All four occupants were killed.