Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Feb 15, 1984, Presidio-Lely
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on February 15, 1984 near Presidio-Lely, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion after the...
- Date: February 15, 1984
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Presidio-Lely, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion after the pilot failed to find refuelling and then landed downwind at high speed (NTSB narrative as quoted by ASN).
A Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo (N3PN) with six aboard ran short of fuel after the pilot could not find a refuelling stop. The pilot landed downwind at high speed on a dirt strip near Presidio, Texas, and the aircraft overran, lost its gear and came to rest inverted. No one was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.