Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Sep 15, 1989 (6 killed), Loui...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on September 15, 1989 near Louisville, Colorado, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: The pilot allowed airspeed to...
- Date: September 15, 1989
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Louisville, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot allowed airspeed to decay while manoeuvring for spacing in the traffic pattern, causing an inadvertent stall at low altitude. No mechanical failure was found before impact.
A Piper PA 31T Cheyenne II XL registered N63XL was on a maintenance test flight from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport when it banked steeply and spiralled nose down into the ground near Louisville, Colorado. The aircraft was destroyed.