Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Oct 9, 2004 (4 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on October 9, 2004 near Corcelles-les-Monts, Côte-d'Or, France with 4 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: October 9, 2004
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Corcelles-les-Monts, Côte-d'Or, France
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot persisted with the descent in adverse weather. The source also reports that the pilot's US medical certificate was obtained on a false declaration of an earlier unfitness.
A single-engine Piper Malibu flew from Ostend to a private strip near Dijon and cancelled IFR to descend visually in rain. It struck the southeast slope of Mount Afrique at about 1,700 feet in Corcelles-les-Monts while the pilot was still descending. All four occupants were killed.