Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Dec 30, 1986 (1 killed), Merr...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on December 30, 1986 near Merrillville, Indiana, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Bearing failure of the right...
- Date: December 30, 1986
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Merrillville, Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Bearing failure of the right engine from lack of lubrication, with pilot factors including a misjudged descent in the dark and a total electrical failure, as summarized from NTSB case CHI87FA058.
A Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II operated by Wright International Express crashed near Merrillville, Indiana, at about 0254 local time on 30 December 1986 while flying a cargo run from Louisville to Chicago Midway. The pilot was killed after the aircraft came out of an overcast, struck a utility tower and burned on the ground.