Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Aug 2, 2003, Jupiter
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on August 2, 2003 near Jupiter, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to plan the...
- Date: August 2, 2003
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Jupiter, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's failure to plan the flight adequately, which led to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing.
A Piper Navajo owned by PLF Aviation was flying from Canton, Ohio to Fort Lauderdale when both engines lost power. The pilot had not noticed that the inboard tanks were empty, and fuel ran out on the outboard tanks. He made a forced landing in an orange grove short of Tailwinds Airport. Both occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was substantially damaged.