Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jun 24, 1994 (2 killed), Pa...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on June 24, 1994 near Palm Beach County Park-Lantana, Florida, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Pilot impairment...
- Date: June 24, 1994
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Palm Beach County Park-Lantana, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot impairment from drugs, failure to abort a takeoff with reduced performance and loss of minimum control speed, with engine power loss from magneto timing and a partially blocked fuel nozzle as factors.
A Piper Navajo took off from Palm Beach County Park with a pilot impaired by prescription drugs. One or both engines ran rough, and the aircraft climbed to about 300 feet before banking left, pitching nose down and hitting the ground. Both occupants were killed.