We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
While descending to La Crete Airport, the pilot encountered foggy conditions and the visibility dropped to 100 metres. By night, the single engine aircraft descended too low, impacted ground and crashed in a snow covered field located few km northeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined that the pilot continued the descent under VFR mode in IMC conditions, resulting in a controlled flight into
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) · 1 fatalities