Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Sep 12, 2011 (2 killed), Mo...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on September 12, 2011 near Monterrey-Del Norte, Nuevo León, Mexico with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not determined; no...
- Date: September 12, 2011
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Monterrey-Del Norte, Nuevo León, Mexico
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined; no official finding was found in the sources reviewed. A local police account cited a mechanical failure, which is unconfirmed.
A pressurized Piper Navajo on a post-maintenance test flight from Monterrey-Del Norte struggled to gain height after takeoff, stalled and crashed in a field 500 metres past the runway end. The impact started a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Both occupants were killed.