Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Sep 24, 1984, Atlanta-Hartsfi...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on September 24, 1984 near Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson, Georgia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel quantity...
- Date: September 24, 1984
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel quantity sensors had been installed incorrectly with the inboard and outboard tanks swapped, so the gauges overstated the fuel by about 180 lbs and the aircraft ran out of fuel on approach.
A Pee Dee Air Express Piper PA-31T3 Cheyenne flying from Florence to Atlanta ran out of fuel on approach to Hartsfield Airport. It crash landed on rough terrain short of runway 08, and all 11 people aboard were injured but survived.