Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 2, 2005 (4 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 2, 2005 near Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The...
- Date: December 2, 2005
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. The ATSB found no evidence of flutter, in-flight fire or lightning strike, but the extent of damage prevented a complete examination. The aircraft flew in a thunderstorm area without weather radar, and SIGMET information was not passed to the crew.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain on an IFR flight from Archerfield to Swan Hill diverted well left of track around thunderstorms near Condobolin. It broke up in flight and its wreckage was scattered over a trail of more than 4 km. All four people on board were killed.