Piper PA 46-350P N91MK

Summary

On 24 January 2026 at about 13:12 local time, a Piper PA 46-350P registered N91MK, operated by Mulaii LLC, was involved in an accident near Sioux City, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

24 January 2026 at 13:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.3675, -96.3778

Aircraft

Piper PA 46-350P

Registration

N91MK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

Mulaii LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CEN26LA100

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 24, 2026, about 0712 central daylight time, a Piper PA-46-350P airplane, N91MK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sioux City, Iowa. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that after the initial climb and immediately after leveling off at 2,500 ft mean sea level, he felt the airplane make two “thugs” and observed the manifold pressure fluctuate. He subsequently observed a drop in engine oil pressure. He stated that he told the Air Traffic Control tower controller that he was going to turn back toward the airport. Once the airplane was on a north heading, a loud “boom” was heard, and a subsequent loss of engine power occurred. The pilot executed a forced landing to a field. During the forced landing, the airplane’s engine and left wing impacted terrain and were separated. The forward fuselage and right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that on a previous flight, four days before the accident flight, a similar “thug” was observed, but it did not result in any other abnormal indications. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.