Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, May 19, 1998 (2 killed), Grea...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on May 19, 1998 near Great Falls, Montana, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the flight crew to maintain...
- Date: May 19, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Great Falls, Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the flight crew to maintain aircraft control; no aircraft malfunction was found. Final NTSB findings were not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
A Piper Cheyenne flown on a practice NDB approach at Great Falls lost control after a missed approach. The crew did not acknowledge an amended turn instruction from the controller, and the aircraft entered a steep descent from a right turn before hitting the ground. Both occupants were killed. The second occupant held only a private certificate, although the flight was described as recurrent training.