Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, May 1, 1995 (5 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on May 1, 1995 near Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada with 5 fatalities. Cause: Neither crew saw the other...
- Date: May 1, 1995
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Neither crew saw the other aircraft in time to avoid the collision. The see-and-avoid concept cannot ensure separation at high closure rates, neither crew was alerted to the other aircraft, and pilots did not understand how to manoeuvre effectively to avoid it.
A Piper Navajo on a VFR flight from Sioux Lookout to Red Lake collided in mid-air with a Metro on an IFR approach to Sioux Lookout at about 1328 in daylight. The Navajo caught fire and came down in woodland, while the Metro crashed into Lac Seul. All eight people on the two aircraft were killed.