Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Feb 11, 2000 (1 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on February 11, 2000 near Lewiston, Idaho, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Both engines flamed out in icing...
- Date: February 11, 2000
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Lewiston, Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Both engines flamed out in icing after the pilot did not engage continuous ignition, and the aircraft struck a ridgeline during the approach.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 cargo flight from Boise to Lewiston lost both engines to ice-induced flameouts after the pilot did not select continuous ignition. It struck a ridgeline about 1.5 miles from the runway, and the pilot was killed. The NTSB also cited hilly terrain, an operator that had not fitted an optional auto-ignition kit, and the pilot's drug use.