Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Oct 13, 2014 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on October 13, 2014 near Dubuque, Iowa, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB: The...
- Date: October 13, 2014
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Dubuque, Iowa, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's loss of airplane control while attempting to fly a missed approach procedure in instrument meteorological conditions. Spatial disorientation was possible but there was insufficient evidence to conclude it contributed.
On 13 October 2014 at 2305 local time, a Piper Malibu (N9126V) flown privately by an instrument rated pilot from Ankeny, Iowa, lost control while attempting a missed approach to Runway 36 at Dubuque Regional Airport in instrument conditions. The airplane struck trees and the ground near a residence, killing the sole occupant, and was destroyed. The NTSB found that the pilot lost control during the missed approach and that there was insufficient evidence that spatial disorientation contributed.