Cheyenne Accident Claims Four Lives in Florida

A 1979 Piper PA-31T1 Cheyenne crashed into a wooded area, barely missing a busy highway while on an approach to Fort Lauderdale’s Executive airport. All four people aboard the aircraft perished in the April 12 accident, which is now being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board The aircraft was registered to Aircraft Guaranty Corp. of Onalaska, Texas. Press reports indicate the aircraft had departed Orlando Executive airport and declared an emergency on the way into Fort Lauderdale for an as yet unknown reason. An eyewitness said the wings of the Cheyenne were rocking back and forth just before the aircraft dove into the ground. A post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft.