Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Sep 24, 1977, Lak...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on September 24, 1977 near Lake Minchumina Alaska, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: September 24, 1977
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Lake Minchumina Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Piper Navajo Chieftain of Alaska Central Airlines took off from a gravel strip at Lake Minchumina when its nose baggage door opened. The pilot lost pitch control after liftoff and ditched the aircraft into the lake. All six occupants were evacuated and the aircraft was written off.