Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jul 20, 1996, Scottsdale
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on July 20, 1996 near Scottsdale, Arizona, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Uncontained failure of the second...
- Date: July 20, 1996
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Uncontained failure of the second stage turbine wheel due to low cycle fatigue, with obstructions in the forced landing area and the inability to climb after the failure as contributing factors.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 ambulance flight lost its right engine to an uncontained turbine wheel failure during the initial climb from Scottsdale. The pilot could not climb and landed gear up on a city street, striking a block wall. A post-impact fuel leak caused a fire, but the pilot was not injured.