PA46 Accident Review
Note: The number of PA46 fatalities has remained roughly the same since 1984 (4 – 5 per year) in spite of efforts to evolve a standardized training program modeled on the likes of Cirrus and Bonanza. The overwhelming majority of these accidents are weather related loss of control. Please join me in continuing to ask the PA46 community to support standardized training. It will save lives. Here are the NTSB reports for the accidents which have occurred or have been unreported since the discontinuation of my MMOPA Magazine Accident Review Article:
- 20200303 Bishop GA – Loss of Control – 3 Fatal
- 20190607 Castalia NC – Loss of Control – 4 Fatal
- 20190208 Shreveport LA – Loss of Control – 2 Fatal
- 20181220 Mayport FL – Loss of Control – 2 Fatal
- 20151210 Council Bluffs IA – Loss of Control – 1 Fatal
- 20150225 Spokane WA – Fuel Contamination – 1 Fatal
- Winter 2017 – Saranac Lake, NY- Pilot Incapacitation – 4 Fatal
- Summer 2016 – Osh Kosh, WI – Loss of Control – 3 Serious – 2 Minor
- Spring 2016 – Spokane WA – Loss of Control – 2 Fatal
- Winter 2016 – Spokane WA – Fuel Contamination – 1 Fatal
- Fall 2015 – Lubbock, TX – Air frame Ice – 1 Fatal
- Summer 2015 – Dubuque, IA – Controlled Flight Into Terrain – Fatal
- Spring 2015 – Erie, CO – Stall/Spin – 5 Fatal
- Winter 2015 – Clayton, GA – Controlled Flight Into Terrain – 1 Fatal
- Fall 2014 – Lehman Texas – Thunderstorm Encounter – 3 Fatal
- Summer 2014 – White Plains, NY – Controlled Flight Into Terrain – 1 Fatal
- Spring 2014 – Truckee, CA – Controlled Flight into Terrain – 1 Fatal
- Winter 2014 – Dawsonville, GA – Controlled Flight into Terrain – 1 Fatal
- Fall 2013 – Cat Cay, Bahamas – Engine stoppage During Takeoff – No injuries
- Summer 2013 – Bryce, UT – Takeoff Loss of Control – No Injuries
- Spring 2013 – Paris, TX – Departure Loss of Control – Stall/Spin – 3 Fatal
- Winter 2013 – Greensburg, IN – IFR Approach to Landing – CFIT – 4 Fatal
- Fall 2012 – Cameron Park, CA – Loss of Control on Takeoff – No Injuries
- Summer 2012 – Palm Beach, FL – Loss of Control on Takeoff – Stall/Spin – 1 Serious Injury
- Spring 2012 – Rantoul, MI – Controlled Flight Into Terrain/Obstacle (CFIT) on T/O – 3 Fatal
- Winter 2012 – Milaca, MN – Loss of Control/CFIT – 1 Fatal
- Fall 2011 – Monroe, MI – Low Level Maneuvering – Stall/Spin – 3 Fatal