Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jan 9, 1998, Mani...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on January 9, 1998 near Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines with no fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: January 9, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. The sources describe a sharp right yaw after gear retraction followed by loss of airspeed, but do not establish the reason.
A Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain being ferried to Saipan under a ferry permit lost airspeed and height shortly after takeoff from Manila. It yawed sharply right after the gear was raised, and the pilot landed with power still applied. The aircraft slid and struck a concrete ditch, and neither pilot was injured.