Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Oct 20, 1976 (4 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on October 20, 1976 near Hampton Virginia, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Right engine exhaust valve...
- Date: October 20, 1976
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Hampton Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Right engine exhaust valve failure and a failed alternator bracket, as cited from the NTSB investigation
A Navajo Chieftain on a scheduled service from Washington to Newport News lost its right engine while descending and entered a dive. It crashed into the sea off Hampton and all four occupants were killed.