Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Feb 4, 2015 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on February 4, 2015 near Lubbock, Texas, United States with 1 fatality.
- Date: February 4, 2015
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Lubbock, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On 4 February 2015 a Piper PA46 500TP Malibu Meridian (N301D) flying from Carlsbad, New Mexico, to Lubbock, Texas, was cleared off its RNAV approach and then made a rapid descending left turn at night. The airplane struck a television tower guy wire, several power lines and terrain, and the pilot was killed. The NTSB factual report found no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and the tower was left standing with about 240 feet remaining.