Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jan 12, 1996 (10 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on January 12, 1996 near Moroubas, Ouaka, Central African Republic with 10 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the...
- Date: January 12, 1996
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Moroubas, Ouaka, Central African Republic
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the right engine in flight for unknown reasons.
A Piper Navajo on a charter flight from Bangui lost its right engine in flight. The pilot feathered the propeller and diverted toward Bambari, but the aircraft went out of control about 13 minutes later and crashed in an isolated area. All ten occupants were killed in the impact and post-crash fire.