Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Sep 21, 1999 (2 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on September 21, 1999 near Newnan-Coweta County, Georgia, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: September 21, 1999
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Newnan-Coweta County, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain minimum descent altitude during a localizer approach, with low ceilings and darkness as contributing factors.
A Baltimore Air Transport Piper Navajo Chieftain on a positioning flight from Charlotte struck 80-foot trees while established on the localizer for runway 32 at Newnan-Coweta at night. The pilot had already missed one approach and was flying the second attempt in very low ceilings. Both occupants were killed. The NTSB found no pre-crash airframe or engine failure.