Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Sep 28, 1984 (1 killed), Pa...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on September 28, 1984 near Paonia, Colorado, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Tree strike after a downdraft, with...
- Date: September 28, 1984
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Paonia, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Tree strike after a downdraft, with the pilot not maintaining altitude and climb rate in mountainous terrain.
A Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (N7205L) flying low over mountainous terrain near Paonia, Colorado, on a flight from Grand Junction began to buffet near a ridge crest. It was caught in a downslope wind, and the combined near stall and downdraft drove it into trees. The pilot, the only person aboard, was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.