Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Jul 1, 1999 (1 killed), Deerf...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on July 1, 1999 near Deerfield, Virginia, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control after the pilot was...
- Date: July 1, 1999
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Deerfield, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after the pilot was incapacitated, most likely by a heart attack, according to the NTSB based summaries.
A Piper Cheyenne II was on a descent from 23,000 feet toward an instrument approach when radio and radar contact were lost over a valley in heavy rain. Witnesses saw it flying at treetop level before it struck trees and terrain on the east side of the valley. The pilot was killed and the findings point to his incapacitation from a heart attack, as several male relatives had died of heart attacks.