Post after post comment on the aircraft's safety record and its supposed difficulty to fly, along with repeated conjecture about a failed go around or LOC in the late stages of approach. There is also mention of a "typical" stall/spin scenario, yet there is an obvious ground scar almost a hundred meters long with a remarkably intact fuselage at its termination point.
No one seems to have noticed the crash site is several kilometers from the the runway. It's apparent the aircraft hit terrain while in level flight and flying at a speed which prevented significant destruction of the fuselage.
Given weather conditions at the time of the crash and the clues presented by the impact scar and aircraft condition, it seems reasonable to conclude CFIT is a likely cause of the incident, not some nefarious loss of control caused by the flying characteristics of the MU-2.
All of the comments about previous MU-2 crashes, SFAR requirements, Wikipedia citations and the like ignore what seems rather straightforward. Bad weather and self induced pressure seem to have more likelihood of being the cause of this unfortunate incident.
My condolences to those affected. It's a very sorrowful situation.
Last edited by ThreeThreeMike; 15th Apr 2016 at 08:53.