Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jun 19, 1996 (1 killed), Da...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on June 19, 1996 near Dayton-Wright Brothers Memorial, Ohio, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot impairment...
- Date: June 19, 1996
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Dayton-Wright Brothers Memorial, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot impairment from cannabis, causing spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control during a missed approach in fog.
A Piper Navajo flown by a pilot returning to Dayton in fog broke off an ILS approach and fell out of control during the missed approach. The pilot was killed. Toxicology found cannabinoids in his blood, and impairment with spatial disorientation was identified as the cause.