Cessna 425 Conquest crash, Aug 17, 1997, Perkasie-Pennridge
Cessna 425 Conquest accident on August 17, 1997 near Perkasie-Pennridge, Pennsylvania, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot's inadequate...
- Date: August 17, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 425 Conquest
- Location: Perkasie-Pennridge, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot's inadequate preflight fuel check leading to fuel exhaustion; inaccurate fuel quantity gauge as a related factor
A Cessna 425 operated on a corporate flight from Niagara Falls to Rancocas ran out of fuel after the pilot did not refuel and misread the fuel gauges. Both engines lost power and the pilot made a forced landing in a school field, where the left wing struck a training device and lost its outer section. All seven occupants survived.