Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, May 24, 2005 (4 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on May 24, 2005 near Hillsboro, Oregon, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during the takeoff...
- Date: May 24, 2005
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control during the takeoff climb after partial power loss in the left engine, caused by fatigue failure of the high-speed pinion bearing oil tube. The NTSB also cited the pilot's low airspeed handling, lack of recent type experience and lack of recurrent training.
A Max Aviation Mitsubishi MU-2B departed Hillsboro, Oregon, for Salem with four people aboard. The left engine partly lost power after a fatigue failure of an oil supply tube. The pilot, who had about 11 hours in the type since buying it, climbed steeply at a speed near the stall, banked left, and the aircraft rotated before hitting terrain beyond the runway threshold. All four occupants were killed.