Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Sep 19, 1978, Bristol-Tri-C...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on September 19, 1978 near Bristol-Tri-Cities Tennessee, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion...
- Date: September 19, 1978
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Bristol-Tri-Cities Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion leading to a double engine failure. Contributing factors were fuel mismanagement and inattention to the fuel supply.
Appalachian Flying Service Piper PA-31-310 Navajo N7700L was on a cargo flight from Johnson City to Bristol. Both engines stopped on final approach to runway 23 at Bristol-Tri-Cities. The pilot made a belly landing in a field about 2,600 feet short of the runway and was unhurt. The aircraft was written off.