Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Feb 18, 2004, Kahului
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on February 18, 2004 near Kahului, Hawaii, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot failed to maintain adequate...
- Date: February 18, 2004
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Kahului, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to land on one engine, causing an inadvertent stall; the power loss for undetermined reasons was a factor.
A Quickway Air Services Piper PA-31 Navajo on a ferry flight from Honolulu toward Oakland lost power in its right engine about 300 miles from land. The pilot returned toward Kahului, Hawaii, but stalled about 200 yards short of the runway on 18 February 2004. The right wing dropped into the ground and the aircraft was substantially damaged.