Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, May 5, 2001, Nahant
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on May 5, 2001 near Nahant, Massachusetts, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of engine power due...
- Date: May 5, 2001
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Nahant, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons. The pilot's failure to visually check fuel quantity before the flight was a factor.
A Navajo Chieftain on a private flight from Nantucket to Beverly lost power on both engines after fuel exhaustion and the pilot ditched in Massachusetts Bay near Nahant. All nine occupants got out safely. Inspection found the fuel tanks held seawater and no pre-impact mechanical fault in the airframe or engines.