Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jan 3, 1989 (1 killed), Spr...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on January 3, 1989 near Springfield, Ohio, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of both engines in icing...
- Date: January 3, 1989
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Springfield, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of both engines in icing conditions while the pilot diverted with a reported fuel problem; no NTSB finding was located.
A Piper Navajo on a contract cargo flight from Indianapolis toward Columbus encountered icing and a fuel problem. The pilot was vectored toward Springfield, lost one engine and then the other, and crashed in a residential area, killing the sole occupant.