Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jul 26, 2025 (2 killed), De...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on July 26, 2025 near Deer Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: TSB A25A0042 (December 2025...
- Date: July 26, 2025
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Deer Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: TSB A25A0042 (December 2025 update): the left engine crankshaft was found failed, material analysis is needed to find why. The pilot had asked for a gear door check after a low pass. Class 4 investigation, no final finding.
A Piper Navajo on a survey flight banked and descended after a low pass over Deer Lake Airport in Newfoundland. The pilot and passenger died. TSB found the left engine crankshaft had failed.