Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jul 4, 2004, Albacete-Los L...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on July 4, 2004 near Albacete-Los Llanos AFB, Castile-La Mancha, Spain with no fatalities. Cause: Both engines failed...
- Date: July 4, 2004
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Albacete-Los Llanos AFB, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Both engines failed from fuel exhaustion, most likely due to an inaccurate fuel planning calculation before departure, possibly compounded by higher than planned fuel use in flight.
A privately chartered Piper Navajo carrying a pilot and five passengers ran short of fuel on a flight from Biscarosse to Alicante. After being diverted to Albacete-Los Llanos, both engines quit and the pilot made a forced landing near Chinchilla, about 10 km from the airport. All six occupants survived, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.