Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Feb 1, 1985 (4 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on February 1, 1985 near Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Total loss of...
- Date: February 1, 1985
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Total loss of engine power from fuel starvation after the fuel tank selector was wrongly positioned, with improper IFR procedure by the pilot in command. A low ceiling was a weather factor.
A LADCO Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain (N27522) on a charter flight from Burlington, Vermont to Whitefield, New Hampshire crashed on South Twin Mountain after a missed approach in instrument conditions. Four of the five occupants were killed and one passenger was seriously injured.