A new MU-2 hasn't rolled off the line for almost 30 years.

If you're a pilot you've heard about the MU-2 and its flight characteristics, The aircraft requires specific training that once implemented drastically reduced the crash statistics. This pilot made an incredibly stupid decision, flying an aircraft with no real flight time (11.5 is nothing) and he paid for his hubris with his life.

Edit: here's an article on the MU-2 that does a good job to talking about the issue with the aircraft from a pilots perspective without assuming too much flight knowledge on the reader's part: http://www.flyingmag.com/safety/training/dangerous-airplanes...