Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Aug 23, 1979 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on August 23, 1979 near Bluffton Ohio, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Uncontrolled collision with...
- Date: August 23, 1979
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Bluffton Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Uncontrolled collision with ground on final approach after the pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather. Listed contributing factors were spatial disorientation, low ceiling, fog and visibility below minimums. NTSB report CHI79DA066.
A Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain operated by Plumley Air Service crashed on approach to Bluffton Airport, Ohio, on 23 August 1979 while flying a cargo flight from Ypsilanti (Detroit Willow Run). The sole pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.