Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Jun 14, 1995 (3 killed), Ceda...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on June 14, 1995 near Cedar Bluff, Virginia, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's improper planning and...
- Date: June 14, 1995
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Cedar Bluff, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's improper planning and decision making, including continued flight into adverse weather and exceeding the airframe's design limits.
A Piper PA-31P Mojave flying from Nashville to Lancaster diverted around thunderstorms at night and reported icing before losing radar and radio contact. Wreckage was spread over about three miles after an in-flight breakup in which the right wing outboard section and both engines separated. The NTSB found no pre-existing mechanical fault and blamed the pilot's decision to continue into severe weather.