Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Apr 16, 2024 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on April 16, 2024 near Hartsburg, Missouri, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The...
- Date: April 16, 2024
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Hartsburg, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's encounter with convective weather led to loss of control, exceeding never exceed speed and overload failure of the horizontal stabilizer and wings (NTSB).
A Piper Malibu deviating around convective weather and freezing rain on an IFR flight lost control, exceeded its never exceed speed and broke up in flight near Hartsburg, Missouri. The pilot, the only person aboard, died. The NTSB blamed the pilot's encounter with convective weather.