Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Apr 15, 2011, Valparaíso
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on April 15, 2011 near Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during the...
- Date: April 15, 2011
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control during the flare after an aerodynamic stall, because the center of gravity was behind the rear limit; unsecured cargo in the cabin added to the instability.
A Piper Cheyenne II cargo flight from Robinson Crusoe Island carried lobsters, one passenger and the pilot to Valparaiso. During the landing flare the aircraft stalled, veered off the runway, crossed a road and stopped in woods beside the highway. Both occupants survived with minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.