Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Sep 16, 1971, Geneva-Cointr...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on September 16, 1971 near Geneva-Cointrin Geneva, Switzerland with no fatalities. Cause: During a simulated engine...
- Date: September 16, 1971
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Geneva-Cointrin Geneva, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: During a simulated engine failure in a touch and go, a thrust change produced a roll and yaw that the student pilot could not control
A Piper Navajo on a local training flight at Geneva Cointrin veered off the runway after touchdown, crossed a taxiway and came to rest in a work zone. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The Swiss investigation linked the loss of control to a thrust change during a simulated engine failure.