Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Aug 13, 2005, For...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on August 13, 2005 near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of...
- Date: August 13, 2005
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of power from the left engine for undetermined reasons, with failure of the left propeller to feather. The aircraft was not recovered, so the reasons could not be determined.
A Twin Air Piper Navajo Chieftain on a charter from North Eleuthera to Fort Lauderdale lost power from its left engine, and the left propeller did not feather. Unable to hold altitude, the pilot ditched near boats off Fort Lauderdale and everyone on board was rescued. The aircraft was never recovered, so the cause of the power loss could not be confirmed.