Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, May 18, 2003 (2 killed), Ba...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on May 18, 2003 near Barbados with 2 fatalities. Cause: Undetermined. No wreckage was recovered, and the investigation...
- Date: May 18, 2003
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Barbados
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Undetermined. No wreckage was recovered, and the investigation could only say that fuel problems were likely, since reconciled fuel receipts and flight times suggest the aircraft was short of fuel.
The Navajo left Canouan for Barbados and lost fuel while over the sea. Radar showed it descending twice on the way, and a MAYDAY reported loss of one engine and fuel. The pilot said he intended to ditch, and the aircraft was never found, so both occupants are presumed killed.