Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Nov 9, 2022 (2 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on November 9, 2022 near North Platte, Nebraska, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: November 9, 2022
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: North Platte, Nebraska, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's flight into low IFR conditions and turbulence caused spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing: the pilot's lack of total instrument experience (NTSB).
A Piper Malibu on an IFR flight to North Platte flew into low instrument conditions, turbulence and freezing precipitation on the approach and lost control from spatial disorientation. The pilot and passenger died. The NTSB cited the pilot's lack of instrument experience.