Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, May 7, 1987 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on May 7, 1987 near Nightmute, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: May 7, 1987
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Nightmute, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in low ceilings and poor visibility
On 7 May 1987 a Yute Air Piper Navajo Chieftain (N54265) on a cargo flight from Bethel to Nightmute, Alaska, struck a hill near the village in poor weather. The pilot was reported killed and the aircraft was destroyed.