Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jul 25, 1980 (3 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on July 25, 1980 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of...
- Date: July 25, 1980
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control after an encounter with wake turbulence from a preceding Boeing 727 at an altitude too low for recovery, and failure to follow wake turbulence separation and flight path procedures.
Air Pennsylvania Flight 501, a Piper Navajo Chieftain on a scheduled flight from Reading, crashed on approach to Philadelphia International Airport on 25 July 1980. All three aboard were killed.