Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Oct 23, 2023 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on October 23, 2023 near Pierre, South Dakota, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Total...
- Date: October 23, 2023
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Pierre, South Dakota, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Total loss of engine power from fuel starvation after the pilot improperly configured the automatic fuel transfer system. Contributing: failure to monitor the header tank quantity (NTSB).
A Piper Malibu lost all engine power seven minutes after leaving Pierre when the header fuel tank ran dry and made a forced landing off airport. One passenger died. The NTSB found the pilot misconfigured the automatic fuel transfer system and did not monitor the header tank.