Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Mar 1, 1998 (2 killed), Pre...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on March 1, 1998 near Presque Isle, Maine, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot did not follow the...
- Date: March 1, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Presque Isle, Maine, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot did not follow the published instrument approach procedure and descended below the minimum descent altitude. Night conditions, low ceilings and fog contributed.
A Piper Navajo on a charter from Bangor to Presque Isle flew a VOR/DME approach at night in fog and descended below the minimum descent altitude. It struck rising terrain about 11.5 miles from the VOR and burned after impact. The pilot and passenger were killed.