Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jul 21, 2001 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on July 21, 2001 near Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States with 1 fatality....
- Date: July 21, 2001
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions, resulting in collision with mountainous terrain.
A Piper Malibu Mirage flying VFR from Asheville toward Mountain Air Airport continued into deteriorating cloud and mountain obscuration and struck trees on Bullhead Mountain near Black Mountain, North Carolina. The airframe broke up after the initial impact and the pilot was killed. No pre-crash mechanical failure was found.