Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Mar 13, 1986 (1 killed), Sout...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on March 13, 1986 near Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft probably undershot or...
- Date: March 13, 1986
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft probably undershot or approached at too low an altitude on final approach, according to the UK AAIB as summarized by ASN.
A Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II (D-IHVI) flying from Cologne to Southend struck trees on an industrial estate at Rochford, about half a mile short of the runway 24 threshold, during final approach on 13 March 1986. The pilot was killed and the passenger survived.