Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Mar 25, 2004 (1 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on March 25, 2004 near Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of aircraft control by...
- Date: March 25, 2004
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of aircraft control by the pilot for undetermined reasons, resulting in an inadvertent stall and spin.
A Royal Air Freight Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 Marquise on a cargo flight from Pontiac toward Bangor entered a flat spin and crashed near Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on 25 March 2004. Radar data showed an abrupt loss of altitude after the pilot stopped transmitting. The sole pilot was killed and the NTSB found no pre-impact mechanical anomalies.