Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Mar 3, 1994 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on March 3, 1994 near Frazier Park, California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot failed to...
- Date: March 3, 1994
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Frazier Park, California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot failed to select a cruise altitude giving adequate terrain clearance, with the dark conditions and lack of attentiveness as contributing factors.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain cargo flight from Burbank to Oakland flew at night and climbed to 8,500 feet while tracking northwest over mountainous terrain. The aircraft struck a mountain near Frazier Park, California, and the pilot was killed. The minimum safe altitude warning service had not been requested.