Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jun 30, 2024 (5 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on June 30, 2024 near Trout Creek, New York, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: June 30, 2024
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Trout Creek, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot lost control through spatial disorientation in cloud and turbulence, and the aircraft broke up in flight. Contributing: continued flight into known convective activity (NTSB).
A Piper Malibu climbing on an IFR flight from Oneonta toward Charleston in an area of convective activity lost control in turbulence and cloud, entered a spiral descent and broke up in flight, crashing in woodland. All five aboard died. The NTSB cited spatial disorientation.