Accident: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46R-350T
Feb 14, 2021 · Tehachapi, CA
NTSB numberWPR21LA111Event id20210215102630
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s encounter with mountain wave activity with severe turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft Inc PA46R-350T
- Registration
- N40TS
- Year built
- 2010
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Windshear or thunderstorm
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP)8 nm (16 km) north
- Mojave Air & Space Port (MHV)12 nm (23 km) east
- General William J Fox Airfield (WJF)18 nm (33 km) south-east
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