Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jul 12, 1996
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on July 12, 1996 near Hartford-Brainard, Connecticut, United States with no fatalities....
- Date: July 12, 1996
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Hartford-Brainard, Connecticut, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to reach the proper liftoff airspeed, which led to a stall and impact with the river.
A Piper Malibu departing Hartford-Brainard for Block Island performed a rolling takeoff from a short runway and lost engine power. It cleared the dike at the runway end, but the left wing stalled and the aircraft fell into the river. No one was killed. The engine ran at normal power in a post-accident check.