Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Nov 18, 2016 (4 killed), Elko
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on November 18, 2016 near Elko, Nevada, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: NTSB (WPR17FA024): loss of engine power...
- Date: November 18, 2016
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Elko, Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB (WPR17FA024): loss of engine power to the left engine for reasons that could not be determined due to the extensive fire and impact damage to the airplane.
A Piper PA31T Cheyenne II (N779MF) operated by American Medflight departed Elko, Nevada, on an air ambulance flight to Salt Lake City on 18 November 2016 with a pilot, two medical crew and a patient. A witness saw a left turn during the initial climb followed by a sharp left bank and descent into a parking lot, where the aircraft burned. The NTSB (WPR17FA024) found a loss of left engine power, which could not be explained because of the fire and impact damage, after three earlier reports of low left engine power.