Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Feb 7, 2000, Will...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on February 7, 2000 near Williston Lake, British Columbia, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot flew into...
- Date: February 7, 2000
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Williston Lake, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot flew into deteriorating weather and, while trying to regain visual flight, descended into the ice surface, which was virtually impossible to see. Weather was unsuitable for visual flight and no en route weather reporting was available.
A Terry Air Navajo on a positioning flight ran into heavy snow and lost visual references near Williston Lake. The pilot turned to regain visual flight, descended and struck the ice surface. The sole occupant was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.