Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Nov 17, 1976 (3 killed), Ta...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on November 17, 1976 near Tallahassee Florida, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled collision with...
- Date: November 17, 1976
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Tallahassee Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Controlled collision with terrain after the pilot failed to maintain a positive rate of climb, with instrument misreading, a 200 foot ceiling and fog as contributing factors
A Piper Navajo on an executive flight from Tallahassee to Fort Lauderdale struck the ground during the initial climb at night in instrument conditions. All three people on board were killed.