Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jul 1, 2003 (4 killed), B...
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on July 1, 2003 near Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro, Pará, Brazil with 4 fatalities. Cause: The investigation...
- Date: July 1, 2003
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The investigation found no technical failure and both engines running at impact. Poor weather with cumulonimbus, heavy rain, severe turbulence and probable windshear was considered the main contributing factor.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 on a taxi flight from Sao Luis to Belem, carrying two pilots, two passengers and bank documents, went out of control on the final approach at night. It crashed on Ilha das Oncas about 5.5 km from the runway 06 threshold. All four occupants were killed.