Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, May 26, 2010 (4 killed), Gu...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on May 26, 2010 near Guatemala City-La Aurora, Guatemala with 4 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after the attitude...
- Date: May 26, 2010
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Guatemala City-La Aurora, Guatemala
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after the attitude indicator failed while climbing in instrument conditions.
A Piper Navajo departed Guatemala City for San Salvador with one pilot and two passengers. Four to five minutes after takeoff, in cloud, the pilot reported instrument problems and was cleared to return. The aircraft then entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into a meat packing plant on the approach path. Three aircraft occupants and one person in the building were killed.