Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Feb 15, 2017
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on February 15, 2017 near Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico with no fatalities.
- Date: February 15, 2017
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On 15 February 2017 a Piper PA 46 310P Malibu flying from Monterrey to Cancun with five people on board reported it was low on fuel and asked to divert to Chichen Itza. While approaching at night, the aircraft descended into trees a few kilometres short of the airport. It was destroyed without fire and all five occupants were injured; no official finding on the fuel situation was found.