Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Feb 6, 2020, Santarém
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on February 6, 2020 near Santarém, Pará, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure for undetermined reason.
- Date: February 6, 2020
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Santarém, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Left engine failure for undetermined reason
A Piper Navajo on a private flight from Santarém to Manaus suffered a left engine failure in cruise. The pilot declared an emergency, turned back and ditched the aircraft in the Rio Arapiuns. All four occupants survived and the aircraft was substantially damaged.