Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Aug 9, 2000 (9 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on August 9, 2000 near Burlington, New Jersey, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: The pilots of the two...
- Date: August 9, 2000
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Burlington, New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilots of the two aircraft failed to see and avoid each other and to maintain proper separation during VFR flight.
A Patuxent Airways Piper Navajo Chieftain and a Hortman Aviation Piper Seminole collided in flight over Burlington Township, New Jersey, while both were flying under visual rules in daylight. Both aircraft were destroyed and their occupants were killed. Records differ on the total number of fatalities.