Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Jan 24, 2003 (2 killed), Denver
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on January 24, 2003 near Denver, Colorado, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Both pilots' inadequate visual...
- Date: January 24, 2003
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Both pilots' inadequate visual lookout; the Cheyenne pilot was operating with a known transponder deficiency as a contributing factor.
A Piper Cheyenne and a Cessna 172 collided in midair over Denver at dusk in visual conditions. The Skyhawk struck a house and the Cheyenne fell into a backyard, with wreckage spread across a 24-block area. Both aircraft were lost. The Cheyenne pilot had been warned of a transponder fault on an earlier flight and did not look out adequately.