Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Apr 14, 1999, Monterey
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on April 14, 1999 near Monterey, California, United States with no fatalities. Cause: An undetermined system...
- Date: April 14, 1999
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Monterey, California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An undetermined system malfunction in the right engine increased fuel consumption beyond plan, leading to fuel exhaustion.
A Piper Navajo on a positioning flight from Honolulu to Long Beach developed trouble in its right engine about 150 miles southwest of Monterey. Remedial actions raised fuel consumption and the outboard tanks stopped feeding, so the pilot ditched about 20 miles short of the coast. The pilot survived and the aircraft sank.