Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Feb 14, 1985 (1 killed), Po...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on February 14, 1985 near Port Heiden, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Collision with terrain in cruise...
- Date: February 14, 1985
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with terrain in cruise flight after continued VFR flight into instrument conditions and failure to keep adequate altitude above mountainous terrain, with adverse weather and terrain as related factors.
A PenAir Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (N63719) on a positioning flight from Becharof Lake to Cold Bay struck the side of a mountain near Port Heiden, Alaska, at about 7,500 feet while flying in marginal weather. The sole pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.