Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jul 10, 1980 (1 killed), Ch...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on July 10, 1980 near Charleston-Intl, South Carolina, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Right engine failure for...
- Date: July 10, 1980
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Charleston-Intl, South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Right engine failure for undetermined reasons. The pilot did not follow approved procedures, emergency procedures were improper and the right engine was not feathered.
Shortly after takeoff from Charleston International Airport the right engine of this Piper PA-31P Navajo failed. The crew was cleared to return for an emergency landing, but during the turn onto the approach the aircraft lost height and crashed in a wooded area. The pilot was killed and five other occupants were injured.