Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jul 20, 1993 (1 killed), Br...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on July 20, 1993 near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: Fuel starvation: both fuel selectors were...
- Date: July 20, 1993
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Fuel starvation: both fuel selectors were set to the low auxiliary tanks, the pilot did not use a written checklist, and he did not attempt a forced landing when the engines lost power.
A Piper Navajo flown solo by its pilot from Archerfield to Caboolture, west of Brisbane, was in a fuel emergency after both engines lost power. The pilot did not carry out a forced landing and the aircraft rolled inverted and dived into the ground after striking a tree. Both fuel selectors had been left on the auxiliary tanks, which were nearly empty. The pilot was killed.