Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, May 12, 1987, Dou...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on May 12, 1987 near Dounreay, Caithness, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel boost system...
- Date: May 12, 1987
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Dounreay, Caithness, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Fuel boost system failure, including a failed boost pump and pressure warning switch and a lack of fuel at the pump inlet
On 12 May 1987 a Streamline Aviation Piper Navajo Chieftain (G-BASU) was taking off from Dounreay, Caithness, when it yawed after a bang. The takeoff was aborted too late, the aircraft left the runway, struck a fence and lost its undercarriage, and it was written off with all occupants uninjured.