Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Feb 7, 1991 (4 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on February 7, 1991 near Munford, Alabama, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot attempted visual...
- Date: February 7, 1991
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Munford, Alabama, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot attempted visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions below the minimum safe altitude over mountainous terrain, with a low ceiling and mountains as contributing factors.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain flew from Macon under an IFR plan, cancelled IFR near Anniston and continued visually in low cloud and fog. It struck a mountaintop about 10 miles from the Anniston airport, and all four occupants were killed.