Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Bengkalis: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 10, 1991
Registration:
PK-PNR
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Simpang Tiga on an executive flight, carrying four passengers and one pilot. En route, the aircraft suffered a structural failure, entered a dive and crashed in a wooded area located near Bengkalis. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Maneuver beyond the flight envelope was executed, so that the structure failed and the aircraft disintegrated.
