Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Sep 4, 1980 (6 killed), Bar...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on September 4, 1980 near Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil with 6 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to realize the...
- Date: September 4, 1980
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to realize the altitude was insufficient on final approach in rain and limited visibility.
Piper PA-31 Navajo PT-IAJ flying from Rio de Janeiro to Barbacena crashed on final approach in rain and limited visibility at about 2110 LT on 4 September 1980. It struck trees less than 2 km short of the runway threshold, and all six occupants were killed.