Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, May 26, 2010 (2 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on May 26, 2010 near Cartwright, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: VFR flight into...
- Date: May 26, 2010
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Cartwright, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: VFR flight into deteriorating weather in mountainous terrain, leading to loss of visual reference and controlled flight into rising terrain.
A Piper Navajo on a round trip from Goose Bay with freight and a passenger flew VFR into deteriorating weather over mountainous terrain. The pilot lost visual reference and struck rising ground in controlled flight. The aircraft was not found until several days later, and both occupants were killed. No emergency locator signal was received.