Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Dec 10, 2015 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on December 10, 2015 near Omaha-Eppley, Nebraska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause:...
- Date: December 10, 2015
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Omaha-Eppley, Nebraska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while returning to the airport after becoming distracted by a noncritical flight instrumentation anomaly indication.
A Piper PA46 Meridian operated by Airsea Charters left Omaha Eppley Airfield on a personal cross country flight with one pilot on board. Shortly after takeoff he reported an attitude heading reference system problem and asked to return, then descended and struck power lines about three quarters of a mile from the airport. The pilot was killed; the NTSB found no mechanical failure that would have prevented normal operation and attributed the crash to distraction by the instrument indication.