Piper PA-42 Cheyenne crash, May 5, 2001 (1 killed), Nurem...
Piper PA-42 Cheyenne accident on May 5, 2001 near Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany with 1 fatality. Cause: No technical fault was found on the aircraft,...
- Date: May 5, 2001
- Aircraft: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne
- Location: Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: No technical fault was found on the aircraft, instruments or engines. A pilot medical event such as a heart attack was not ruled out.
A Piper PA-42 Cheyenne departed Nuremberg for Zurich on a private flight. After a stall during the climb and a brief recovery, control was lost and the aircraft dived into a wooded area beside the A3 motorway about three minutes after takeoff. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed.