Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 15, 2026 at 10:03 AM ET
Oct 14, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
NTSB data points to icing before fatal Wisconsin crash
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
The NTSB said the Piper PA-46 Malibu pilot reported ice accumulating on the wings and requested a descent while flying at 24,000 feet Tuesday night. Flight data showed the plane entering an increasingly sharp descending turn, reaching a descent rate of up to 4,000 feet per minute as its airspeed climbed to 340 mph. All six people aboard were killed.
WHO: The National Transportation Safety Board and federal investigators
WHAT: The NTSB said the pilot reported wing icing before the plane entered a steep, tightening descent that ended in a fatal crash.
WHEN: Oct 13, 2026
WHERE: Wisconsin, USA
WHY: The pilot reported ice accumulating on the wings, and investigators said the plane then entered a steep, tightening descent.
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