Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jul 29, 2024
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on July 29, 2024 near Qaqortoq, Kommune Kujalleq, Greenland with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: July 29, 2024
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Qaqortoq, Kommune Kujalleq, Greenland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure during descent, exact cause not determined but likely a seeping oil leak. Survival factors: emergency declared, calm sea, life raft and survival suits.
A German registered Piper Malibu returning from Oshkosh lost engine oil pressure and power during the descent toward Narsarsuaq and ditched in calm sea off southwest Greenland. The pilot and passenger boarded a life raft and a Danish Navy vessel rescued them after about 50 minutes.