Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jun 11, 1993 (7 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on June 11, 1993 near Young, New South Wales, Australia with 7 fatalities. Cause: Descent below the minimum...
- Date: June 11, 1993
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Young, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Descent below the minimum circling altitude at night in low cloud, without adequate terrain monitoring, combined with inadequate approach charts, operational guidance and organisational oversight by the operator and regulator.
A Monarch Airlines Navajo Chieftain on a night scheduled service from Sydney to Cootamundra via Cowra and Young crashed on a hill south-south-east of Young aerodrome while attempting a circling approach. The cloud base was below the minimum circling altitude and the runway and aerodrome lights were not switched on at first. Seven people died; the sole survivor was critically injured and died the next morning.