Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Feb 15, 1996 (5 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on February 15, 1996 near Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: February 15, 1996
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. No cause findings were found in the available sources.
A privately operated Piper PA-46 Malibu, registered in the United States, crashed shortly after takeoff from Kitwe, Zambia, in the early morning. All five people aboard were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. Weather at the site was unknown and it is not known whether a flight plan had been filed.