Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jan 25, 1974 (6 killed), Wi...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on January 25, 1974 near Willoughby Ohio, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Propeller overspeed caused by a loss...
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Willoughby Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Propeller overspeed caused by a loss of air charge in a cylinder, after a Schrader valve cap and stem were found missing (NTSB).
A pressurized Piper Navajo approaching Willoughby Cuyahoga County Airport at night suffered a propeller overspeed, stalled and crashed onto a house short of the runway. All four people aboard died, along with the two occupants of the house.