Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 3, 1998, Poin...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 3, 1998 near Point Lay, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the pilot to...
- Date: December 3, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Point Lay, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath, with the lack of a VASI and the pilot's limited visual perception as factors
A Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain of Cape Smythe Air Service was landing at Point Lay at night in blowing snow on an NDB approach. The pilot misaligned with the runway and went below a bluff short of the runway. The pilot survived and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The airport had no VASI.