8 fatal · Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 · 1996-01-15 · MALAD CITY, ID, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA96MA043
Event ID
20001208X05205
Type
Accident
Date
1996-01-15
Location
MALAD CITY, ID, USA
Coordinates
42.239139, -112.300422
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
8
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
8
Aircraft
Make
Mitsubishi
Model
MU-2B-36
Registration
N693PA
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NBRT
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
continued flight by the flightcrew into icing conditions with known faulty deice equipment; structural (airframe) ice; and failure of the flight crew to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in the loss of aircraft control and collision with terrain. A factor relating to the accident was: the en route weather (icing) condition, which was not forecast (inaccurate forecast).