Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jun 12, 2014
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on June 12, 2014 near Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: June 12, 2014
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: ATSB: The engine failed through an internal mechanical failure, evidenced by a hole in the right side of the crankcase found on post accident engine inspection. The full analysis of the root cause was not read.
About an hour after departing Dubbo for the Sunshine Coast with a pilot and one passenger, the Piper PA46 Malibu lost manifold pressure and then oil pressure, and two loud bangs were heard. The pilot glided the aircraft and made a forced landing into trees about 46 km south west of Narrabri, where he was seriously injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The ATSB report AO 2014 106 found a hole in the right side of the crankcase on post accident inspection, pointing to an internal engine failure.