Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Sep 24, 1984 (8 killed), Ar...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on September 24, 1984 near Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil with 8 fatalities.
- Date: September 24, 1984
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Piper PA-31-310 Navajo operated by Mecon Taxi Aereo crashed about 6 km from the Aripuanã airfield on 24 September 1984 while flying a charter to Colíder. The pilot reported an engine failure two minutes after takeoff and turned back, but the aircraft lost height in a left turn, crashed into woodland and burned, killing all 8 people aboard.