Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Feb 16, 1992 (7 killed), Big...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on February 16, 1992 near Big Bear Lake, California, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued visual...
- Date: February 16, 1992
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Big Bear Lake, California, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions over mountainous terrain, and had not obtained a preflight weather briefing.
A Piper Cheyenne II chartered from San Diego to a ski resort at Big Bear continued visual flight into cloud and snow over mountains. It collided with a snow-covered slope of Mt Clark in a level left turn, about 7.5 miles from the destination. All seven occupants were killed.