Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jan 30, 2015 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on January 30, 2015 near Sézenove, Geneva, Switzerland with 1 fatality. Cause: STSB...
- Date: January 30, 2015
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Sézenove, Geneva, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: STSB (Switzerland, per BAAA summary of the final report): A loss of control brought the aircraft into unusual attitudes that the pilot could not restore; the pilot's insufficient skills for a high performance aircraft with complex systems contributed.
On 30 January 2015 a Piper PA46 350P Malibu Mirage (N246PR) departed Geneva Cointrin in instrument conditions for maintenance at Genk Zwartberg. After steep climbs, sudden heading changes and large speed variations the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field at Sezenove, about 7.8 km southwest of the Geneva runway 05 threshold. The sole occupant was killed and the aircraft disintegrated on impact; the Swiss STSB attributed the accident to loss of control and the pilot's insufficient skill on a complex high performance aircraft.