Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Jul 2, 2008 (3 killed), Chara...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on July 2, 2008 near Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight...
- Date: July 2, 2008
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain caused by loss of situational awareness, mainly because the pilot was distracted by the emergency of the aircraft ahead of him on the approach, according to the investigation summary cited by BAAA.
A twin-engine Piper Cheyenne flying from San Cristobal to Charallave at night was told to hold while another aircraft made an emergency approach. The aircraft struck trees and crashed in hilly terrain several kilometres from the airport, and it burned. All three people on board were killed.