Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Nov 21, 2015, Guatemala Cit...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on November 21, 2015 near Guatemala City-La Aurora, Guatemala with no fatalities. Cause: BAAA summary: The aircraft...
- Date: November 21, 2015
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Guatemala City-La Aurora, Guatemala
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: BAAA summary: The aircraft stalled at low height after takeoff due to poor crew coordination about flight controls. DGAC Guatemala bulletin UIA 17 2015 also addressed crew coordination before takeoff.
A Piper PA31 Navajo on a local training flight took off from La Aurora, Guatemala City, on 21 November 2015. Shortly after lift off it entered a right turn, lost height and crashed about 900 metres from the runway 20 threshold near an industrial building. Both pilots survived, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and post crash fire; the cause was given as a stall from poor crew coordination.