Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jan 5, 1992, Shin...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on January 5, 1992 near Shinyanga-Ibadakuli, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania with no fatalities. Cause: Poor...
- Date: January 5, 1992
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Shinyanga-Ibadakuli, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Poor visibility on approach led to a landing on the left side of the runway and a collision with an edge marker.
A Navajo Chieftain on a positioning flight from Nairobi landed in poor visibility on the left side of the runway at Shinyanga. It struck an edge marker and lost its nose gear. The sole pilot was unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.