Date:	Wednesday 20 October 1976
Time:	19:08 LT
Type:	Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Owner/operator:	Skyline Aviation
Registration:	N61436
MSN:	31-7405465
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	in sea off Hampton, Virgina -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Williamsburg International Airport (PHF/KPHF) Newport News, Virginia
Destination airport:	Baltimore International Airport (BWI/KBWI) Baltimore,Maryland
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) 20 October 1976 when ditched due to engine failure off Hampton, Virginia, killing all four persons on board (pilot, co-pilot, and two passengers). According to the NTSB report into the accident, crash attributed to "number 5 cylinder, right engine, exhaust valve would not seat. Right engine alternator bracket failed". Co Pilot injury presumed, as the Body of co-pilot not recovered.

Registration N61436 cancelled by the FAA 21 March 1977

1. NTSB Identification: IAD77FA008 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=55692&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=61436
3. http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1976/1976-72.htm
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/va/N61436/
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1976/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-newport-news-4-killed/]

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
27-Apr-2015 21:12	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Sep-2017 23:19	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Sep-2017 23:21	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
29-Oct-2019 18:07	Uli Elch	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ]