Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Oct 15, 2001 (3 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on October 15, 2001 near Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada with 3 fatalities. Cause: For undetermined...
- Date: October 15, 2001
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: For undetermined reasons the pilot did not maintain adequate altitude during the night circling approach in IMC. The pilot and front passenger were not wearing shoulder harnesses, which likely increased the injuries.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain on a night IFR charter from Yellowknife to Fort Liard was flying a circling NDB approach in heavy snow. It struck a gravel bar on the Liard River about 1.3 nautical miles short of the runway threshold. Three passengers died, and the pilot and two passengers were seriously injured.