Piper PA-42 Cheyenne crash, Mar 20, 1998, Treinta y Tres
Piper PA-42 Cheyenne accident on March 20, 1998 near Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined.
- Date: March 20, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne
- Location: Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined
A Piper Cheyenne carrying four passengers and two crew from Treinta y Tres to Montevideo aborted its takeoff on a waterlogged grass runway at about 90 knots. It could not stop in the remaining distance, overran and came to rest against an earth mound. All six occupants escaped with minor injuries.