Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jan 18, 2012 (2 killed), We...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on January 18, 2012 near Welshpool, Powys, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: The tree tops on the upper slope of...
- Date: January 18, 2012
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Welshpool, Powys, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The tree tops on the upper slope of Long Mountain were probably not visible to the pilots because cloud covered the slopes during the descent.
A Piper Navajo on a training flight from Welshpool struck the tree tops on the upper slope of Long Mountain while descending toward Runway 22 through cloud. Both pilots were killed, and the aircraft burned in an open field. The accident was not survivable.