Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Oct 16, 1988, Edinburg
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on October 16, 1988 near Edinburg, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Both engine fuel systems were found...
- Date: October 16, 1988
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Edinburg, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Both engine fuel systems were found contaminated with water and dissolved solids, which led to the double engine failure.
On 16 October 1988 a Texas Air Charter Piper Navajo on a scheduled passenger flight from McAllen toward Houston Hobby lost its left engine in the climb, and the right engine then also failed. The pilot made a gear up emergency landing on a road, and a post crash fire destroyed the aircraft. None of the seven people on board died.