Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jan 19, 1996, Columbia
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on January 19, 1996 near Columbia, South Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of left engine power...
- Date: January 19, 1996
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of left engine power and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach in gusty wind, leading to loss of control.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 on a maintenance test flight lost the left engine in flight and two restart attempts failed. On the return to land, the aircraft pitched and rolled on short final in gusty wind and crashed, coming to rest nearly inverted. The left engine fuel shutoff valve was found closed.