Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jul 11, 2006 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on July 11, 2006 near Easton, Washington, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of power from both...
- Date: July 11, 2006
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Easton, Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of power from both engines for undetermined reasons, compounded by unfavorable winds at the forced landing site and trees off the approach end of the grass runway.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain flying cargo from Spokane to Seattle lost power from both engines in cruise in VFR conditions. The pilot attempted a forced landing at an unpaved state airport, but tailwind and headwind shifts on the approach led to a collision with a tall conifer about half a mile from the runway. The pilot was killed.