Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Aug 25, 2006 (2 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on August 25, 2006 near Bunnell, Florida, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Inadvertent encounter with...
- Date: August 25, 2006
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Bunnell, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Inadvertent encounter with thunderstorm activity and the pilot's subsequent loss of altitude control; no pre-impact mechanical malfunction was found.
A privately operated Mitsubishi MU-2B bound for the Bahamas was cruising at FL280 when it entered thunderstorm activity covered by a convective SIGMET. The pilot could not maintain his assigned altitude and the aircraft descended nearly vertically into terrain, killing both occupants. The wreckage examination found no pre-impact mechanical malfunction.