Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jun 15, 1983 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on June 15, 1983 near Moomba, South Australia, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: Jet A1 fuel was added to the...
- Date: June 15, 1983
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Moomba, South Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Jet A1 fuel was added to the tanks, about 68 percent of the total, and the engines are not compatible with it.
A Navajo Chieftain lost power after takeoff from Moomba because Jet A1 had been put into its tanks instead of avgas. It crashed while turning back and burned out, killing one passenger.