Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jun 25, 2006 (1 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on June 25, 2006 near Fort Pierce, Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot loss of control during...
- Date: June 25, 2006
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Fort Pierce, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot loss of control during initial climb after the right engine's thrust was lost, with the pilot not following the published emergency procedure for the failed engine's power lever. A fatigue fracture of the engine ring gear support, cause undetermined, was a contributing factor.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 on a ferry flight from Fort Pierce, Florida, to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, lost control during the initial climb. The right engine's propeller drive train had failed, causing a sudden loss of thrust and drag, and the aircraft rolled into a steep right bank and spin at low altitude. It hit terrain about 1.5 miles from the runway and the sole pilot was killed.