Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Sep 27, 1993 (1 killed), Sa...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on September 27, 1993 near San Antonio, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot did not maintain visual...
- Date: September 27, 1993
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot did not maintain visual meteorological conditions after takeoff. Contributing factors were a partial power loss in one engine for undetermined reasons and the pilot's limited experience on the type.
Shortly after takeoff from San Antonio, the left engine of a pressurized Navajo began emitting black smoke, and the tower could not reach the pilot. The aircraft levelled off, turned left and struck the ground about two miles west of the airport. The single occupant was killed.