Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Aug 15, 1993 (1 killed), Gu...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on August 15, 1993 near Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Not determined. Loss of control was...
- Date: August 15, 1993
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. Loss of control was considered possibly linked to an autopilot failure, which the investigation could not confirm or exclude.
A Piper Navajo operated by Stapleford Tawney Air Taxis was on a positioning flight from Stapleford toward Southampton. After flying level at about 1,500 feet near Ockham, it entered a high-rate descent with increasing speed and crashed near Guildford in Surrey. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed. Investigators could not determine the cause and did not rule out an autopilot failure.