Piper PA-42 Cheyenne crash, Jan 19, 2009 (1 killed), Köni...
Piper PA-42 Cheyenne accident on January 19, 2009 near Königstein im Taunus, Hesse, Germany with 1 fatality. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in...
- Date: January 19, 2009
- Aircraft: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne
- Location: Königstein im Taunus, Hesse, Germany
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in rain; the BFU final report was not reviewed in full
A Piper Cheyenne IIIA flown by a lone pilot on a positioning flight from Frankfurt to its home base struck trees in rain in a wooded area near Konigstein im Taunus. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. The German BFU investigated the accident.