Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jan 17, 2013 (8 killed), Tu...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on January 17, 2013 near Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico with 8 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure after takeoff...
- Date: January 17, 2013
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure after takeoff caused by a fuel pump malfunction, followed by a stall during the attempted return at insufficient speed. Poor engine maintenance and takeoff above the maximum allowable weight were contributing factors.
A Piper PA-31 Navajo chartered by HATUSA took off from Tuxtla Gutierrez and lost an engine shortly after departure due to a fuel pump malfunction. The crew tried to return to the airport but the aircraft stalled at low speed and crashed in a field, where it burned. All eight occupants were killed.