Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jan 20, 1987 (3 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on January 20, 1987 near Independence, Missouri, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Air traffic...
- Date: January 20, 1987
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Independence, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Air traffic controllers did not detect the conflict or issue traffic advisories to either aircraft.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain operated by Sachs Electric Company collided with a US Army Beechcraft U-21A over Independence, Missouri, on 20 January 1987. All three people aboard the Piper were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.