Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, May 23, 1978 (1 killed), Fl...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on May 23, 1978 near Fleetville Pennsylvania, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot impairment by alcohol,...
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Fleetville Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot impairment by alcohol, leading to low altitude flight and collision with trees
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo N9057Y on a cargo flight from Teterboro to Rochester flew at very low altitude, struck trees and crashed in a wooded area near Fleetville, Pennsylvania. The sole pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.