Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Nov 25, 2012, Gra...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on November 25, 2012 near Grand Central (Midrand), Gauteng, South Africa with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: November 25, 2012
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Grand Central (Midrand), Gauteng, South Africa
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Unsuccessful forced landing after fuel starvation: the left outboard tank was full while the main tanks were empty and both selectors were set to main tanks. The origin of the fire was not determined.
A Navajo with a sole pilot lost its left engine while climbing from Grand Central toward FL090 and shut it down. The right engine then failed, and the pilot made a wheels-up forced landing in an open field near Donovan Street. A fire started in flight and destroyed the aircraft before the fire service put it out.