Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Mar 15, 2013 (3 killed), Fort...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on March 15, 2013 near Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: the pilot's...
- Date: March 15, 2013
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: the pilot's failure to maintain control following an emergency of undetermined nature, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
A Piper PA-31T being prepared for export made a local test flight from Fort Lauderdale Executive after avionics upgrades. Shortly after takeoff the pilot declared an emergency without giving its nature, the aircraft stalled while turning back and crashed inverted into parked vehicles, and a post-crash fire destroyed it. All three occupants died.