Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jan 19, 1996, Allentown-L...
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on January 19, 1996 near Allentown-Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem-Easton), Pennsylvania, United States with no fatalities....
- Date: January 19, 1996
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Allentown-Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem-Easton), Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot attempted an instrument approach below the required visibility minimums and delayed the missed approach. Reduced visibility in cloud was a factor.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 on an ILS approach to Allentown broke out of cloud at 500 feet and then re-entered it. The pilot continued below minimums, and the aircraft drifted right and struck a snowbank beside the runway while he was starting a missed approach. No one was killed.