Partenavia P.68 crash, Jun 3, 2001, Gratwich
Partenavia P.68 accident on June 3, 2001 near Gratwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Asymmetric fuel loading and a...
- Date: June 3, 2001
- Aircraft: Partenavia P.68
- Location: Gratwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Asymmetric fuel loading and a mispositioned fuel selector, leading to fuel starvation of both engines. The soft, sloping field and clean wing configuration contributed to the heavy landing.
A Partenavia P.68 flown by its owner on a trip from France to England was refueled unevenly before departure, and its fuel selector was mispositioned. The right tank ran dry, then air reached the left engine and it also quit. The pilot made a heavy forced landing in a soft sloping field near Gratwich, Staffordshire, and the occupants were seriously injured.