Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Aug 29, 1999, Man...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on August 29, 1999 near Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Fatigue failure of cylinder...
- Date: August 29, 1999
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fatigue failure of cylinder studs on the left engine after a missing base nut, leaving the propeller unfeatherable and causing loss of altitude.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain on a charter from St. Andrews to Berens River lost its left engine after a cylinder separated from the crankcase. The propeller could not be feathered, and the aircraft lost altitude, so the pilot made a forced landing in a marsh. All 11 people on board survived, five with minor injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed by fire after landing.