Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Nov 25, 1995, Wollaston Lake
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on November 25, 1995 near Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The left propeller remained...
- Date: November 25, 1995
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The left propeller remained on its start locks and overspeeded during takeoff. The TSB also cited inadequate stretcher restraint and the lack of standards for stretchers and medevac operations as factors in the injuries.
A medevac Piper Navajo took off at night from snow-covered Wollaston Lake with a patient, her mother and a nurse aboard. The climb was unusually shallow. The left propeller was still held by its start locks, and as airspeed rose it overspeeded. The pilot could not recover, and the aircraft struck the frozen lake.