Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jun 17, 1988 (1 killed), Mi...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on June 17, 1988 near Miami-Opa Locka, Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Improper in flight decisions by...
- Date: June 17, 1988
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Miami-Opa Locka, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Improper in flight decisions by the chief flight instructor, with airspeed not maintained and altitude lost on final approach, leading to collision with trees and a utility pole (NTSB MIA88FA195 summary).
A Piper PA31P Pressurized Navajo (N560JB) on a training flight from Opa Locka crashed in Miami Lakes on 17 June 1988 on final approach at low airspeed. It struck a tree, a utility pole and a vehicle and burned. The owner pilot died from his injuries and the two other occupants were burned.