Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Nov 23, 2010 (3 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on November 23, 2010 near Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States with 3...
- Date: November 23, 2010
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into water after the pilot descended below the minimum descent altitude during an RNAV/GPS approach. The left main gear was retracted at impact, possibly because the gear was in transit.
A Piper Malibu Mirage on a night instrument approach to Destin, Florida, descended below the published minimums and struck Choctawhatchee Bay about 5,000 feet short of the runway. The three occupants were killed.