Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Apr 10, 1997, Hilo
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on April 10, 1997 near Hilo, Hawaii, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of power in one engine for...
- Date: April 10, 1997
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Hilo, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of power in one engine for undetermined reasons, with reduced single-engine performance during the overweight ferry flight as a contributing factor.
A Pilot Services International Piper Navajo Chieftain on an overweight trans-Pacific ferry flight lost its right engine about 85 miles after leaving Hilo. The remaining engine could not sustain level flight, so the pilot ditched about 28 miles offshore. Both pilots survived and were rescued.