Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 3, 2014 (10 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 3, 2014 near Mariquita, Tolima, Colombia with 10 fatalities. Cause: Aerocivil: The accident was...
- Date: December 3, 2014
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Mariquita, Tolima, Colombia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aerocivil: The accident was the consequence of the malfunction of the right engine in flight, causing a loss of speed and a subsequent stall, with contributing factors of limited operation with an inoperative engine, low speed, insufficient ground distance for recovery once stalled, and maintenance not performed per the manufacturer while the aircraft was parked for almost six months.
A Nacional de Aviacion Piper PA 31 350 Navajo Chieftain on a charter flight from Bogota Guaymaral to Bahia Solano reported engine trouble in cruise and diverted to Mariquita for an emergency landing. On final approach to runway 19 it stalled and crashed on hilly, wooded terrain and burned. All ten occupants, two crew and eight passengers, were killed. The Aerocivil final report attributes the accident to the right engine malfunction and the resulting stall.