Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jan 22, 1996 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on January 22, 1996 near Carlyle, Illinois, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Spatial...
- Date: January 22, 1996
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Carlyle, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Spatial disorientation after loss of instrument information, followed by loss of control and overstress of the airframe. Turbulence in cloud was a contributing factor.
A Piper Malibu on an IFR flight from Des Moines to Nashville lost its gyro and then its other flight instruments and vacuum in turbulence within cloud. It entered a steep spiral, and a wing separated from overload before the aircraft hit the ground near Carlyle. The pilot was killed.