Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Nov 14, 2004 (5 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on November 14, 2004 near San Antonio, Texas, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The pilot lost control...
- Date: November 14, 2004
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot lost control during the ILS approach. Instrument meteorological conditions and the pilot's spatial disorientation were contributing factors.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain on an ILS approach to San Antonio in instrument conditions drifted off course, pitched up and struck a residential building and trees about 3.7 miles short of the runway. Five people, including the pilot, were killed.