Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Aug 19, 1980 (2 killed), Mo...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on August 19, 1980 near Montevideo-Carrasco, Montevideo City District, Uruguay with 2 fatalities.
- Date: August 19, 1980
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Montevideo-Carrasco, Montevideo City District, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On 19 August 1980 a Piper Navajo (CX-BMT) of Taxis Aereos Uruguayos crashed into an empty house in a Montevideo suburb while approaching Montevideo-Carrasco Airport. The pilot had lost consciousness and a passenger without piloting experience had taken the controls. Both occupants were killed.