Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Sep 23, 2017 (1 killed)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on September 23, 2017 near Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB (CEN17FA362): The pilot's...
- Date: September 23, 2017
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB (CEN17FA362): The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff, resulting in descent into terrain.
A private pilot departed Ainsworth Regional Airport in Nebraska on 23 September 2017 into instrument conditions without an instrument clearance. The Mitsubishi MU 2 crashed about 3.5 miles northeast of the runway, where the pilot was killed and the airplane was destroyed. The NTSB concluded the pilot likely became spatially disoriented shortly after takeoff.