Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Mar 5, 1992 (6 killed), N...
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on March 5, 1992 near New Castle, Colorado, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: An inadvertent stall during an...
- Date: March 5, 1992
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: New Castle, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An inadvertent stall during an instrument approach with the autopilot engaged. The pilot's physical impairment from a prescription antihistamine was a factor.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise flying a LOC/DME approach to Rifle with the autopilot engaged impacted mountainous terrain near New Castle, Colorado. The NTSB found the aircraft had stalled during the approach. The pilot had a prescription antihistamine in his system that impaired him, and all six occupants were killed.