Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Nov 4, 1998 (2 killed), Rock
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on November 4, 1998 near Rock, Kansas, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to maintain control...
- Date: November 4, 1998
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Rock, Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain control and misjudged the weather, with night flight and icing conditions as additional factors.
A Mitsubishi MU-2B on a night test flight after an engine overhaul had one engine shut down for a negative torque sensing check in icing conditions. The pilots descended from their assigned altitude without notifying ATC and struck the ground steeply near Rock, Kansas. Both pilots were killed.