Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jan 18, 2010 (4 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on January 18, 2010 near Elyria-Lorain County, Ohio, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to...
- Date: January 18, 2010
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Elyria-Lorain County, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the instrument approach, which led to an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
An MU-2 on an instrument approach to Lorain County was flown with the wrong airspeed after a first ILS approach was missed and a second was flown. Radar showed airspeed falling well below the approach profile, and the aircraft entered a nose-low, steep bank and struck the ground short of the runway in light icing conditions. All four occupants were killed.