Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Dec 29, 2004 (1 killed), Ga...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on December 29, 2004 near Gallup, New Mexico, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain...
- Date: December 29, 2004
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Gallup, New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed during the precautionary landing with one engine shut down, leading to loss of control and impact with terrain.
A Piper Navajo diverted to a nearby airport after its right engine ran rough and was shut down. While turning onto final it entered a loss of control at minimum controllable airspeed and crashed onto rocky terrain south of the airport, where the wreckage burned. The pilot was killed.