Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Nov 29, 1990 (1 killed), Des...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on November 29, 1990 near Des Moines, Iowa, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot's improper emergency procedures,...
- Date: November 29, 1990
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot's improper emergency procedures, including not feathering the left propeller after left engine power loss, and failure to keep airspeed at or above minimum control speed; an undetermined left engine problem was a related factor.
A Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II-XL (N1879W) operated by Century Life of America, flying from Madison, Wisconsin, crashed on approach to Des Moines International Airport, Iowa, on 29 November 1990 and killed the sole pilot. The pilot reported a possible engine shutdown on final approach but did not declare an emergency, and the aircraft rolled left and struck the ground on short final. The NTSB attributed the accident to improper emergency procedures and loss of minimum control speed, with an undetermined left engine problem as a related factor.