Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Aug 28, 2008 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on August 28, 2008 near North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of power in the...
- Date: August 28, 2008
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of power in the right engine due to an in-flight fuel-fed fire, likely related to the right engine-driven fuel pump, its fuel line or fittings; the pilot did not follow the POH fire procedures and did not configure the airplane to reduce drag.
A Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain on a flight from North Las Vegas to Palo Alto caught fire in its right engine a few minutes after takeoff. The pilot turned back, but the airplane descended, struck trees and power lines, and came to rest upside down beside a house. The pilot was killed and the post-impact fuel fire destroyed the airframe and damaged nearby homes.