Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jun 14, 2000 (5 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on June 14, 2000 near Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke), Merseyside, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: June 14, 2000
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke), Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot lost control late in the visual approach, probably due to disorientation, distraction, incapacitation or a combination of these, as concluded by the AAIB.
An air ambulance Piper Navajo flew visually from the Isle of Man toward Liverpool along the Mersey Estuary. While turning onto final approach to runway 09 it went into the sea and disappeared. All five occupants were killed. The AAIB concluded the pilot lost control late in the approach, probably through disorientation, distraction or incapacitation.