Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Oct 21, 2004, Pom...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on October 21, 2004 near Pompano Beach, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Inadequate...
- Date: October 21, 2004
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Inadequate in-flight fuel planning led to fuel exhaustion, compounded by poor single-engine handling and improper refuelling.
A Piper Navajo on a ferry flight from the Bahamas toward Fort Lauderdale ran out of fuel after the right engine lost power. The pilot ditched in the Atlantic Ocean and the aircraft was not recovered. The pilot survived with a minor injury.