Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Dec 4, 2010
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on December 4, 2010 near Gulf of Mexico, World with no fatalities. Cause: Total loss of...
- Date: December 4, 2010
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Gulf of Mexico, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
A Piper Malibu Mirage on a cross-country flight from Cozumel to New Orleans lost all engine power about two hours into the flight over the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot could not restart the engine and ditched about 170 to 175 miles from land, and all occupants were rescued by a rig boat and a Coast Guard helicopter. The airplane was never recovered.