Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, May 27, 1990 (2 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on May 27, 1990 near Naylor, Missouri, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB...
- Date: May 27, 1990
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Naylor, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The NTSB (MKC90MA115) attributed the accident to the pilot not turning on pitot heat before flying in instrument conditions above freezing, followed by mishandling of false airspeed readings caused by ice blocking the pitot tube.
On 27 May 1990 a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu (N22EK) flying privately from Sewanee, Tennessee, to Springfield, Missouri, entered cloud, deviated above its assigned altitude and descended steeply. The aircraft broke up in flight as it emerged from the cloud near the 2000 foot level. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.