Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Sep 28, 1986 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on September 28, 1986 near Culpeper, Virginia, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Steep impact after an...
- Date: September 28, 1986
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Culpeper, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Steep impact after an initial climb in instrument conditions by a pilot who was not instrument or multi engine rated, according to the ASN narrative.
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain N59942, owned by Cerrand Aviation, crashed about a mile south of Culpeper Regional Airport in Virginia on 28 September 1986 shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was reportedly stolen from the airport and hit the ground at a steep angle in instrument conditions, killing the sole occupant and destroying the aircraft.