Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Aug 19, 1994 (6 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on August 19, 1994 near Killarney, Ontario, Canada with 6 fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: August 19, 1994
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Killarney, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot operated in instrument meteorological conditions in uncontrolled airspace below a safe terrain clearance altitude.
A Piper Malibu flew from Windsor to Killarney, Ontario, with five passengers under instrument flight rules. After the pilot cancelled the flight plan while still descending in uncontrolled airspace, the aircraft struck the rock face of a mountain in near-level flight. All six occupants died. Searchers found the wreckage the day after it was reported missing.