Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jan 18, 2008 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on January 18, 2008 near San Antonio, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The...
- Date: January 18, 2008
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to execute the instrument approach, with impairment from recent use of an over-the-counter antihistamine given as a contributing factor.
A Piper PA-46 Malibu Meridian flying from Waco to San Antonio failed to complete several attempts to intercept the ILS localizer and reported difficulty with a coupled approach. The aircraft disappeared from radar, struck a field and then a barn, and a post-crash fire followed. The pilot was killed.