Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Feb 18, 1978 (2 killed), Se...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on February 18, 1978 near Searcy Arkansas, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Collision with trees during a...
- Date: February 18, 1978
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Searcy Arkansas, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with trees during a go-around after a single engine approach, due to inadequate supervision of flight by the pilot in command. The student pilot also failed to maintain directional control.
A Piper PA-31-310 Navajo registered N6751L, owned by Harding College, was on a local training flight at Searcy, Arkansas, on 18 February 1978. During a single engine approach the supervised student lost control while initiating a go-around, and the aircraft struck trees and crashed. Two occupants were killed and two were injured.