Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Dec 21, 1994 (1 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on December 21, 1994 near Melbourne-Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot descended...
- Date: December 21, 1994
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Melbourne-Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot descended below approach minimums during an unstabilised approach in low cloud and darkness, possibly fatigued; the operator's training had not detected deficiencies in his instrument flying.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 cargo flight from Sydney was making an ILS approach to Melbourne in darkness and low cloud. The aircraft descended below the minimum approach altitude, struck terrain in Gellibrand Hill Park short of runway 27 and burned. The pilot was killed.