Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Aug 24, 1990 (3 killed), Bost...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on August 24, 1990 near Boston-Logan, Massachusetts, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's improper...
- Date: August 24, 1990
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Boston-Logan, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making led to loss of control.
A privately operated Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II (N85HB) on a Chatham to Boston flight crashed into two homes in the Mattapan area of Boston, about six miles from Logan Airport. The pilot reported an overtorque on the left engine during an ILS approach and tried another approach with that engine shut down. The aircraft could not hold altitude and all three occupants died.