Leeds - Staverton

On December 6, 1974 at 05:21 PM, Leeds - Staverton experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, operated by McAlpine Aviation, with the event recorded near Leeds-Bradford West Yorkshire.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Leeds-Bradford Airport at 1715LT on a charter flight to Staverton, carrying a pilot and seven employees of the ICI Fibres Company. During initial climb in marginal weather conditions, the airplane encountered difficulties then control was lost. It entered a dive and crashed in a field located two miles from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed. The accident occurred six minutes after takeoff.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-BBJG, MSN 31-7405401, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.8378°, -1.7084°.