Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Dec 30, 1997 (2 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on December 30, 1997 near DuPage, Illinois, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot in command lost control...
- Date: December 30, 1997
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: DuPage, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot in command lost control after an early flap retraction during a simulated engine failure; the crew's inexperience in type was a factor.
A PVS International Mitsubishi MU-2 on a local training flight from DuPage Airport was practising a simulated single engine failure after takeoff. The flaps were retracted before reaching the required airspeed, the aircraft slowed and turned, and it crashed. Both pilots were killed.