Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Aug 11, 1987 (9 killed), Munich
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on August 11, 1987 near Munich, Bavaria, Germany with 9 fatalities. Cause: The instructor reduced power on one engine at...
- Date: August 11, 1987
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The instructor reduced power on one engine at about 200 ft over a populated area during the approach, while the pilot expected a go around.
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II D-ILRA of Lechmetall Landsberg crashed in the Trudering district of Munich on 11 August 1987 on a training flight from Landsberg. It struck a restaurant roof and then a bus, and nine people died, including the three aboard. About 30 people were injured.