Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jan 4, 1994 (2 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on January 4, 1994 near Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: The crew allowed the...
- Date: January 4, 1994
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew allowed the aircraft to descend below the minimum descent altitude during the non-precision approach, resulting in controlled flight into terrain.
A Preferred Flights courier operating as Empress 204 flew a non-precision NDB/DME approach to Bathurst at night in instrument conditions. The aircraft descended below the minimum descent altitude and struck trees about 3.75 nautical miles from the airport. Both pilots were killed.