Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Feb 20, 2001, Val...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on February 20, 2001 near Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Spatial disorientation during...
- Date: February 20, 2001
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Spatial disorientation during the overshoot, as the inexperienced pilot could not regain control. The operator had not ensured his required proficiency check was complete or that he was adequately supervised for night IFR flying.
An Aeropro Piper Navajo Chieftain flying a night IFR mail service from Rouyn to Val-d'Or was lost after the pilot could not keep visual reference on the approach to runway 36. After a go-around he lost control in darkness and crashed about two miles southeast of the runway. The pilot was seriously injured and was found about three hours later.