Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jun 23, 2010 (2 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on June 23, 2010 near Puerto Barrios, Izabal, Guatemala with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after an...
- Date: June 23, 2010
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Puerto Barrios, Izabal, Guatemala
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after an unstabilized approach and takeoff, with the crew's failure to start a go-around as a contributing factor.
A twin-engine Piper Navajo with two pilots on board was on a training flight that included touch-and-go circuits at Puerto Barrios. On a further takeoff the pilot-in-command lost control, and the aircraft crashed on a road and came to rest upside down. Both occupants were killed.