Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jan 11, 1979 (3 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on January 11, 1979 near Templeton Massachusetts, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: According to the...
- Date: January 11, 1979
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Templeton Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: According to the NTSB report NYC79FA017 (as cited by ASN), the pilot failed to see and avoid other traffic while cruising in an uncontrolled area. No anti-collision lights were fitted or used.
On 11 January 1979 the Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain N33TN, flying from Concord to White Plains, collided in midair near Templeton, Massachusetts with a Piper PA-60 Aerostar 600 (N8022J). Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed. All three occupants were killed.