Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Aug 21, 1985, Vernal
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on August 21, 1985 near Vernal, Utah, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot judgment and fatigue, with the...
- Date: August 21, 1985
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Vernal, Utah, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot judgment and fatigue, with the pilot probably asleep at impact, according to the NTSB findings as summarized in the ASN record.
A California Air Charter Piper Navajo on a cargo flight from Salt Lake City to Vernal, Utah, crashed about one mile southeast of Vernal Regional Airport on 21 August 1985 while descending to land at dawn. It struck the ground wings level under power and a post crash fire seriously burned the sole pilot, who survived.