Crash of a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne in Montpellier: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 9, 2000
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Montpellier-Candillargues Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed near the runway end. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the pilot lost control of the airplane following a double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.
