Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Sep 7, 1998 (5 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on September 7, 1998 near Centerville, New York, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: September 7, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Centerville, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's flight into adverse weather with strong convective updrafts, with airspeed above the maneuvering speed and no use of weather radar.
A Piper Malibu on an IFR flight from Manchester to Griffith lost radar and radio contact while level at 16,000 feet. It had flown into a cloud band with strong updrafts and turbulence, with cloud tops above its altitude, and its weather radar was switched off. All five aboard died.