Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jan 27, 1989
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on January 27, 1989 near Vienna-Schwechat, Vienna, Austria with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: January 27, 1989
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Vienna-Schwechat, Vienna, Austria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure on approach to Vienna, with the reason not established.
A Piper Malibu operated by Wallner and Neubert was flying from Krakow to Vienna with five people aboard. An engine failed during a go-around at Vienna Schwechat, and the pilot made a forced landing in a field near Gänserndorf, where the wing struck the ground first and the aircraft was destroyed.