Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jun 28, 2007 (3 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on June 28, 2007 near Wellsville, Missouri, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: June 28, 2007
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Wellsville, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot did not activate the pitot heat as the checklist required, so the airspeed indications were erroneous from pitot icing. He then lost control of the aircraft, which exceeded its structural limits and broke up in flight. Continued flight into known adverse weather contributed.
A Piper Malibu Meridian on a flight from St. Louis to Buffalo, Minnesota, climbed into instrument conditions and broke up in flight near Wellsville, Missouri. The airplane hit terrain in an open field and was destroyed. All three occupants died.