Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Feb 26, 2014 (3 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on February 26, 2014 near Lanai, Hawaii, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's spatial...
- Date: February 26, 2014
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Lanai, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's spatial disorientation while turning during flight in dark night conditions and terrain induced turbulence, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from a sedating antihistamine.
A Maui Island Air Piper PA 31 350 Navajo Chieftain on a Part 135 charter flight struck terrain about a mile from Lanai Airport shortly after takeoff in dark night conditions, on its way to Kahului. The pilot and two passengers were killed and three passengers were seriously injured, and the wreckage was largely consumed by a post impact fire. The NTSB found the pilot likely became spatially disoriented while turning, and that impairment by a sedating antihistamine contributed.