Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Apr 6, 1985, Nantucket
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on April 6, 1985 near Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot descended below...
- Date: April 6, 1985
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot descended below minimum descent altitude without correcting, did not perform a missed approach, and the aircraft encountered weather during the approach before colliding with terrain.
A Piper Navajo operated by Will's Air on a scheduled flight from Hyannis to Nantucket struck trees during the final approach to runway 24 in instrument weather. All eight occupants were injured, three seriously, and the aircraft was destroyed.