Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jul 16, 1986, Benalla
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on July 16, 1986 near Benalla, Victoria, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Take-off overrun on a suspected tailwind;...
- Date: July 16, 1986
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Benalla, Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Take-off overrun on a suspected tailwind; the runway 08 wind indicator was unlit and not visible from the aircraft (ATSB contributing factors)
A Piper Navajo took off from Benalla, Victoria, at night in rain on 16 July 1986 and overran the runway end. It hit an embankment and went through a fence before stopping.