Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jun 12, 1998 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on June 12, 1998 near Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: The commander...
- Date: June 12, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The commander underestimated headwinds and carried too little fuel, ignored signs that he should land and refuel in France, and did not use the best ditching configuration and heading.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain delivery flight from Tangier to Guernsey, flown by a single pilot, diverted to Jersey after reporting technical problems. Both engines stopped from fuel exhaustion and the aircraft ditched in the sea about 3 NM northwest of Jersey. The pilot was killed.