Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Feb 16, 2003, Tay...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on February 16, 2003 near Taylor Mill, Kentucky, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion...
- Date: February 16, 2003
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Taylor Mill, Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused by inaccurate in-flight fuel planning and the pilot's decision not to land and refuel.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain flying a cargo run from Manhattan to Cincinnati ran out of fuel after the pilot misjudged his fuel planning and chose not to refuel at the intermediate stop. Both engines lost power on the approach and he force-landed in a railroad yard, where the left wing struck a dirt mound and separated. No one was killed.