Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jan 20, 1998, San...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on January 20, 1998 near Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: An engine cowl fire caused by...
- Date: January 20, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine cowl fire caused by a cabin heater modification not in line with the manufacturer's recommendations and regulations, followed by loss of climb after the engine was shut down.
An Air Nunavut Piper Navajo Chieftain on an IFR flight from Sanikiluaq to Iqaluit caught fire in the right engine cowl during the initial climb at night. The right engine was shut down, but the aircraft could not climb and came down on snow about one mile beyond the runway end. All occupants walked back to the terminal without injury.