Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Sep 19, 2010, Sou...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on September 19, 2010 near South Bimini, Bimini, Bahamas with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The cabin...
- Date: September 19, 2010
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: South Bimini, Bimini, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The cabin door opening after takeoff and the subsequent tyre failure were the key events, but no official cause finding was located.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain operated by Pioneer Air Service was climbing out of South Bimini with six people on board when the lower half of the main cabin door opened. The pilot turned back and landed on runway 27, but the right main tyre blew out on the landing roll. The aircraft left the runway, hit a tree and caught fire, and all occupants survived.