Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Sep 22, 2005 (1 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on September 22, 2005 near West Memphis, Arkansas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's decision not to...
- Date: September 22, 2005
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: West Memphis, Arkansas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's decision not to land at the departure runway or another airport during the emergency descent, and his failure to keep clearance from a vehicle and terrain. Contributing were a false engine fire warning, a contaminated fire detection loop, inadequate maintenance, and night conditions.
A cargo MU-2 returned to West Memphis at night after a false right engine fire warning, and the warning could not be reproduced by maintenance. The pilot did not land on runway 35 or at another airport during a descent, and the aircraft struck an earthmover and terrain in a field. The pilot was killed and the aircraft burned after impact.