Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jun 18, 2014 (3 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on June 18, 2014 near Lehman, Texas, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The...
- Date: June 18, 2014
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Lehman, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's improper decision to enter an area of known adverse weather, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to provide critical weather information to the pilot.
A private Piper PA 46 Malibu flying from Aspen, Colorado, to Brenham, Texas, crashed in an open field near Lehman, Texas, on 18 June 2014 at 1635 local time. The pilot reported an autopilot problem and asked to deviate around weather, but radar data showed the airplane turning into intense thunderstorm cells, after which he declared a mayday and the aircraft entered a flat spin. The pilot and both passengers were killed. The NTSB found the pilot improperly entered known adverse weather and cited a controller's failure to provide critical weather information as a contributing factor.