Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Sep 22, 1989 (5 killed), Sach...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on September 22, 1989 near Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada with 5 fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued the...
- Date: September 22, 1989
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued the approach into fog with limited visibility and the aircraft crashed short of the runway. No official investigation report was found.
An Aklak Air Piper Cheyenne on a scheduled passenger flight came down in a lake about 600 metres short of the runway while approaching Sachs Harbour in fog. All five people on board, the pilot and four passengers, were killed.