Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Nov 20, 1987, Hon...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on November 20, 1987 near Honolulu, Hawaii, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused...
- Date: November 20, 1987
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused by the pilot in command inaccurately calculating fuel consumption, according to the NTSB finding cited by ASN.
A Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, N27512, operated by Panorama Air Tour on a scheduled passenger flight from Kona to Honolulu, lost power from both engines on approach and made a forced landing in a park about eight miles from Honolulu Airport on 20 November 1987. Six people were aboard, one received minor injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed.