Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jul 13, 1972 (8 killed), Go...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on July 13, 1972 near Golden Grove South Australia, Australia with 8 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in cloud during...
- Date: July 13, 1972
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Golden Grove South Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control in cloud during the initial climb, with recovery not made before impact. The reason for the loss of control was not determined.
A Piper Navajo chartered to carry passengers to Moomba climbed out of Adelaide and entered cloud. It went out of control, dived into the ground near Golden Grove at high speed and broke up, killing all eight people on board. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau found that control was lost and recovery was not made before impact.