Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 4, 1998 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 4, 1998 near Pontiac-Oakland County, Michigan, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: December 4, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Pontiac-Oakland County, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's descent below decision height during the instrument approach
A Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain of L and W Flying Service was on a positioning flight from Lansing to Troy-Pontiac. It descended below decision height on a night ILS approach, struck trees near the middle marker and crashed. The pilot was killed. Blood alcohol was found to be well above the legal limit.