Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jan 15, 1996 (8 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on January 15, 1996 near Malad City, Idaho, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Continued flight into icing with...
- Date: January 15, 1996
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Malad City, Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Continued flight into icing with known deice equipment faults, structural ice accumulation, and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, leading to loss of control and collision with terrain. An inaccurate icing forecast was a factor.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 on an IFR flight from Salt Lake City to Pocatello flew into icing in cruise. Airspeed decayed, radio contact was lost, and the aircraft entered a steep descent and crashed near Malad City. Maintenance deficiencies, including a deice boot timer fault, were found. All eight aboard were killed.