Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Nov 12, 1986 (5 killed), Ra...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on November 12, 1986 near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada with 5 fatalities. Cause: Not determined; the Canadian Aviation...
- Date: November 12, 1986
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined; the Canadian Aviation Safety Board was unable to determine the cause of the accident.
A Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (C-FBBR) operated by Arctic Trading Company took off from Rankin Inlet on a night visual flight toward Pelly Bay on 12 November 1986. About one minute after takeoff it crashed and burned 1.4 miles off the end of the runway, killing all five occupants.