Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Mar 29, 2016 (7 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on March 29, 2016 near Le Havre-aux-Maisons (Magdalen Islands), Quebec, Canada with 7 fatalities. Cause: TSB (report...
- Date: March 29, 2016
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Le Havre-aux-Maisons (Magdalen Islands), Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: TSB (report A16A0032): the pilot could not manage the energy of the aircraft, leading to an unstable approach that he continued because of cognitive biases; rapid addition of full power at low airspeed caused a power induced upset, and the aircraft was too low to recover. High workload and task saturation contributed.
On 29 March 2016 a Mitsubishi MU2B60 Marquise (N246W) on a charter from Montreal Saint Hubert to the Magdalen Islands crashed during the approach to runway 07 at Le Havre aux Maisons, killing all seven people aboard, including former federal minister Jean Lapierre. The aircraft drifted south of the approach path in marginal weather, and at low altitude the pilot added full power at low airspeed, which caused a sharp roll and rapid descent. It struck the ground in a near level attitude.