Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jul 10, 1998, São Paulo-C...
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on July 10, 1998 near São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Uncontained engine failure...
- Date: July 10, 1998
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Uncontained engine failure during the takeoff roll for reasons that were not determined; debris from the failure punctured a fuel tank and led to the fire.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 charter flight with five people aboard had an engine failure during the takeoff roll at Sao Paulo-Congonhas. The crew aborted on the runway and stopped, but debris punctured a fuel tank and the aircraft caught fire. All occupants escaped uninjured, and the aircraft was severely damaged by the fire and written off.