Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jun 30, 2012 (1 killed), Da...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on June 30, 2012 near Dalton, Georgia, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot did not maintain control after...
- Date: June 30, 2012
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Dalton, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot did not maintain control after losing power in the right engine, for reasons that could not be determined after fire and impact. Late feathering of the right propeller and a pilot operating handbook that did not require feathering above 1,000 rpm contributed.
A Navajo being flown to an overdue annual inspection lost power in its right engine shortly after takeoff from Dalton. The right propeller was not feathered in time, and the aircraft hit the trees and burned. The sole pilot died.