Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Apr 7, 1996, Batesville-P...
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on April 7, 1996 near Batesville-Panola County, Mississippi, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel starvation...
- Date: April 7, 1996
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Batesville-Panola County, Mississippi, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel starvation of both engines caused by a fuel system anomaly that prevented transfer between tank sections; a factor was that the operator did not remove the vent check valves recommended by Mitsubishi Service Bulletin 130A.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise flown by its owner lost power from both engines while on approach to Batesville, Mississippi, and the pilot made an emergency landing in a field, colliding with trees. Maintenance records showed that a service bulletin concerning fuel transfer between the main tank sections had not been carried out. Both occupants survived.