We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The instrument-rated pilot was issued a clearance to descend to 4,000 feet for radar vectors to a non precision instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The last 1 minute 23 seconds of radar data indicated the airplane leveled at 4,000 feet for about 35 seconds and then varied between 3,800 feet and 3,900 feet for the remainder of the flight for which data was available. During this timeframe, the airspeed decreased from 131 knots to 57 knots. Witnesses observed the air
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) · 2 fatalities