Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Mar 10, 1979 (4 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on March 10, 1979 near Springfield-Hartness State Vermont, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Controlled...
- Date: March 10, 1979
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Springfield-Hartness State Vermont, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled collision with terrain on final approach due to improper IFR operation; the published missed approach procedure was not followed (NTSB summary as given by ASN).
On 10 March 1979 a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (N27530) flying from Farmingdale, New York to Springfield, Vermont flew into the ground during a missed approach to Springfield-Hartness State Airport at night in rain and fog. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.