Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Oct 31, 2006 (3 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on October 31, 2006 near Raglan, Queensland, Australia with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft diverged left...
- Date: October 31, 2006
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Raglan, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft diverged left from a controlled descent into a steep left spiral, from which recovery was not achieved. Recovery in the dark and likely cloudy conditions would have required sole reliance on instruments, which was likely difficult in a steep descent.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain on a private IFR flight from Emerald to Gladstone was being flown in darkness and probably cloud when it diverged left from a steady descent. It entered a steep spiral from which recovery was not achieved, and the wreckage was found near Raglan. All three occupants were killed.