Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 18, 1990 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 18, 1990 near Evanston-Uinta County, Wyoming, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: December 18, 1990
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Evanston-Uinta County, Wyoming, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot descended prematurely during the approach, with fatigue and poor weather as contributing factors.
A Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain operated by Alpine Aviation (N4082H) crashed on a mountainside about 7 miles from Evanston-Uinta County airport on 18 December 1990 during a VOR/DME approach on a cargo flight from Rock Springs. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.