Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 6, 1974 (8 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 6, 1974 near Leeds-Bradford West Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 8 fatalities. Cause: Pilot...
- Date: December 6, 1974
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Leeds-Bradford West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot probably suffered an acute coronary episode and became incapacitated (AAIB report 15/1975, per secondary summary)
A chartered Navajo Chieftain climbing out of Leeds Bradford in marginal weather entered a dive and crashed in a field two miles from the airport. All eight aboard died. The AAIB report reportedly attributes the loss of control to the pilot becoming incapacitated.