Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Aug 20, 1980 (1 killed), Ea...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on August 20, 1980 near Earl Stonham, Suffolk, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control after the pilot...
- Date: August 20, 1980
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Earl Stonham, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after the pilot attempted a prohibited aerobatic manoeuvre, resulting in a dive at a speed well above the aircraft's permitted maximum.
On 20 August 1980 a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (G-LCCO) operated by Group Lotus Car Companies broke up in a high-speed descent and crashed at Earl Stonham, Suffolk, while returning from Stapleford Tawney to Hethel. The pilot, the only occupant, was killed.