Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Sep 6, 2014 (10 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on September 6, 2014 near Araracuara, Caquetá, Colombia with 10 fatalities. Cause: Aerocivil: loss of control...
- Date: September 6, 2014
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Araracuara, Caquetá, Colombia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Aerocivil: loss of control during initial climb following the failure of the right engine for undetermined reasons, with the crew not following the published procedures, a likely takeoff weight above MTOW and a poor risk assessment as contributing factors.
On 6 September 2014 a Piper Navajo Chieftain (HK 4755) operated by Laser Aereo crashed shortly after takeoff from Araracuara on a charter flight to Florencia, Colombia, with two pilots and eight passengers. The right engine failed during the initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area about 8.2 km from the airport, and it disintegrated on impact. All 10 occupants were killed.