Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Granville: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 18, 1978 at 1042 LT
Registration:
N63731
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Westfield - Pontiac
MSN:
31-7752054
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising in marginal weather conditions on a cargo flight from Westfield-Barnes to Pontiac, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in Granville, Massachusetts. The burnt wreckage was found 500 feet below the summit and both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot continued VFR flight in adverse weather conditions. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Unwarranted low flying,
- Low ceiling,
- Rain,
- Fog.
- Unwarranted low flying,
- Low ceiling,
- Rain,
- Fog.
Final Report:
