Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, May 20, 1987 (3 killed), Cody
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on May 20, 1987 near Cody, Wyoming, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Weather below approach minimums, combined...
- Date: May 20, 1987
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Cody, Wyoming, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Weather below approach minimums, combined with pilot decisions and failure to maintain airspeed
On 20 May 1987 a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II (N2336X) on a business flight from Idaho Falls to Cody, Wyoming, struck terrain while approaching Yellowstone Regional Airport in low visibility, after a missed approach on the first attempt. All three people on board were killed.