Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Sep 30, 1980 (2 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on September 30, 1980 near Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico with 2 fatalities.
- Date: September 30, 1980
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On 30 September 1980 a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (N3542X) operated by Air Bahia reported an engine fire on a charter flight from Guaymas to Tucson and attempted an emergency landing at Magdalena de Kino, Sonora. The aircraft went out of control on final approach, crashed and burned, killing both occupants, among them American guitarist Norman Douglas Sholin.