Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Oct 10, 1995 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on October 10, 1995 near Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss...
- Date: October 10, 1995
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control on short final after the pilot suffered a heart attack.
A Piper Malibu flying from Bern to Zurich-Kloten was on approach to runway 14 in good weather when it lost control and crashed about 500 metres short of the threshold, losing its left wing. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed. The approach was under the Swiss BFU investigation.