Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jun 16, 2011, Zaraza
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on June 16, 2011 near Zaraza, Guárico, Venezuela with no fatalities. Cause: A probable electrical failure in...
- Date: June 16, 2011
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Zaraza, Guárico, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A probable electrical failure in flight produced smoke that could not be controlled, and a fire started after the emergency landing.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain carrying bank documents departed Maracay for Puerto Ordaz, and the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit at cruise. He diverted and made an emergency landing in an open field about 20 km east of Zaraza. The aircraft rolled a short distance, caught fire and was destroyed, but both occupants escaped uninjured.