Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Apr 22, 2005 (2 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on April 22, 2005 near Comox, British Columbia, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: Per the TSB summary, a...
- Date: April 22, 2005
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Comox, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Per the TSB summary, a non-compliant oil filter converter plate gasket failed and sprayed oil onto hot engine parts, and an open firewall fuel shutoff let fuel feed the fire. Compliance with airworthiness directive 2002-12-07 was also a factor.
A Navajo Chieftain on a cargo flight from Nanaimo to Comox declared an engine fire in the right engine about two miles from the runway threshold. Fire spread through the fuel system in under 30 seconds and the aircraft rolled inverted and crashed short of the runway. Both crew members died.