Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Aug 20, 2004 (1 killed), Cl...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on August 20, 2004 near Clarkson-Ledgedale, New York, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot's mismanagement of...
- Date: August 20, 2004
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Clarkson-Ledgedale, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot's mismanagement of fuel by failing to select the proper fuel tank, causing fuel starvation and loss of power in both engines.
A Piper PA-31P Navajo operated by Bill Law Aviation on a positioning flight from Batavia to Rochester lost power on both engines shortly after takeoff from a maintenance facility. The pilot had left with an unknown fuel quantity and both fuel selectors were found in the outboard tank position. The aircraft came down near Clarkson, New York, and the pilot was killed.